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Lake Ladoga

Lake Ladoga
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Map of Lake Ladoga
Location Northwestern Russia (Leningrad Oblast and the Republic of Karelia)
Coordinates 61°00′N 31°30′E / 61.000°N 31.500°E / 61.000; 31.500Coordinates: 61°00′N 31°30′E / 61.000°N 31.500°E / 61.000; 31.500
Primary inflows Svir, Volkhov, Vuoksi
Primary outflows Neva
Catchment area 276,000 km2 (107,000 sq mi)
Basin countries Russia, Finland
Max. length 219 km (136 mi)
Max. width 138 km (86 mi)
Surface area 17,700 km2 (6,800 sq mi)
Average depth 51 m (167 ft)
Max. depth 230 m (750 ft)
Water volume 837 km3 (201 cu mi)
Surface elevation 5 m (16 ft)
Islands about 660 (including Valaam)
Settlements see list

Lake Ladoga (Russian: Ла́дожское о́зеро, tr. Ladozhskoye ozero; IPA: [ˈladəʂskəjə ˈozʲɪrə] or Russian: Ла́дога, tr. Ladoga; IPA: [ˈladəgə]; Finnish: Laatokka [earlier in Finnish Nevajärvi]; Livvi-Karelian: Luadogu; Veps: Ladog, Ladoganjärv) is a freshwater lake located in the Republic of Karelia and Leningrad Oblast in northwestern Russia just outside the outskirts of Saint Petersburg. It is the largest lake in Europe, and the 15th largest freshwater lake by area in the world. Ladoga Lacus, a methane lake on Saturn's moon Titan, is named after the lake.

In one of Nestor's chronicles from the 12th century he mentions a lake called "the Great Nevo", a clear link to the Neva River and, possibly furthermore, to Finnish nevo "sea" or neva "bog, quagmire".


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