Lake Onega
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| Coordinates | 61°41′26″N 35°39′20″E / 61.69056°N 35.65556°ECoordinates: 61°41′26″N 35°39′20″E / 61.69056°N 35.65556°E |
| Primary inflows | 58 rivers (Shuya, Suna, Vodla, Vytegra, Andoma) |
| Primary outflows | River Svir |
| Basin countries | Russia |
| Max. length | 245 km (152 mi) |
| Max. width | 91.6 km (56.9 mi) |
| Surface area | 9,700 km2 (3,700 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Max. depth | 127 m (417 ft) |
| Water volume | 285 km3 (68 cu mi) |
| Surface elevation | 33 m (108 ft) |
| Islands | 1,369 (Kizhi Island) |
| Settlements | Kondopoga, Medvezhyegorsk, Petrozavodsk, Pindushi, Povenets |
Lake Onega (also known as Onego, Russian: Оне́жское о́зеро, tr. Onezhskoe ozero; IPA: [ɐˈnʲɛʂskəɪ ˈozʲɪrə]; Finnish: Ääninen or Äänisjärvi; Karelian: Oniegu or Oniegu-järve; Veps: Änine or Änižjärv) is a lake in the north-west European part of Russia, located on the territory of Republic of Karelia, Leningrad Oblast and Vologda Oblast. It belongs to the basin of the Baltic Sea, Atlantic Ocean, and is the second largest lake in Europe after Lake Ladoga. The lake is fed by about 50 rivers and is drained by the Svir River.
There are about 1,650 islands on the lake. They include Kizhi, which hosts a historical complex of 89 orthodox wooden churches and other wooden constructions of 15th–20th centuries. The complex includes a UNESCO World Heritage site Kizhi Pogost. Eastern shores of the lake contain about 1200 petroglyphs (rock engravings) dated to 4th–2nd millennia BC. The major cities on the lake are Petrozavodsk, Kondopoga and Medvezhyegorsk.
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