Lake Ladoga facts for kids

Lake Ladoga (Russian: Ладожское, Finnish: Laatokka) is very large lake in Russia. It is the largest lake in Europe and one of the 20 largest lakes on Earth.

There are six hundreds islands in the lake.

Images for kids

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  Lake Ladoga, as illustrated in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (1890—1907)

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  Konevsky monastery

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  Lake Ladoga as part of the Baltic Ice Lake (between 11200 and 10500 yr BP). The light blue line marks the margin of the ice sheet by 13300 cal yr BP.

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  Lake Ladoga as part of the Ancylus Lake (between 9300 and 9200 yr BP). The dark green line marks the southern shoreline of Lake Ladoga during the Yoldia stage of the Baltic basin.

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  Rocky shore

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  The archipelago in Ladoga Lake with the Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Saviour

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  Rafts on the Peter the Great Canal. City of Shlisselburg

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  Konevets Island

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  Sortavala harbour, Karelia

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  Saint Nicholas Skete on island Valaam on Ladoga lake and little ship

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  Valaam Archipelago

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  Boulder on Vidlitsa, west shore

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  Superior mirage on Lake Ladoga

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  Oreshek Fortress on Ladoga shore in Shlisselburg

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See also

In Spanish: Lago de Ládoga para niños