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Lake Ladoga (/ ˈ l æ d ə ɡ ə /; Russian: Ла́дожское о́зеро, romanized: Ladozhskoye ozero, IPA: [ˈladəʂskəjə ˈozʲɪrə] or Ла́дога, IPA: [ˈladəɡə]; Finnish: Laatokka [earlier in Finnish Nevajärvi]; Livvi: Luadogu; Veps: Ladog, Ladoganjärv) is a freshwater lake located in the Republic of Karelia and Leningrad Oblast in northwestern Russia, in the vicinity ...
Lake Ladoga is the largest lake in Europe, with total area encompassing 17,890 km (11,120 mi); it has various fishes. [2] In the post- World War I era, the lake became popular among tourists. [ 3 ] The earliest proposal for creation of a national park was proposed by Karelian Research Centre of RAS in late 1980s. [ 4 ]
Isabella, Bear Lake Monster. Head variously described as being similar to that of a cow, otter, crocodile, or a walrus (minus the tusks). Its size was reported to be at least fifty feet (15 m) long, and light cream in color. [20] The creature can supposedly crawl onto the shore. Lake Ikeda.
Coordinates: 59°56′N 30°20′E. Luftwaffe aerial reconnaissance photo of a section of the Ice Road, 60 km east of Leningrad. The Road of Life (Russian: Доро́га жи́зни, romanized: doroga zhizni) was the set of ice road transport routes across Lake Ladoga to Leningrad during the Second World War. They were the only Soviet winter ...
The Ladoga Canal ( Russian: Лaдожский канал, romanized : Ladozhsky Canal) is a historical water transport route, now situated in Leningrad Oblast, linking the Neva and the Svir River so as to bypass the stormy waters of Lake Ladoga which lies immediately to the northwest. It is about 117 kilometres (73 mi) long and comprises two ...
Eel life history. Eels are any of several long, thin, bony fishes of the order Anguilliformes. They have a catadromous life cycle, that is: at different stages of development migrating between inland waterways and the deep ocean. Because fishermen never caught anything they recognized as young eels, the life cycle of the eel was long a mystery.
Mga offensive. The Mga offensive or Third Battle of Lake Ladoga (German: Dritte Ladoga-Schlacht) or fifth Sinyavino offensive was an unsuccessful offensive operation by Soviet troops between 22 July and 25 September 1943 to break the siege of Leningrad.
The XII MAS commenced operations on 25 June 1942, making reconnaissance sweeps across the lake, landing observers behind Soviet lines, and searching for submarines. On 25 July MAS 526 was damaged in an accident, and was temporarily put out of action. On 14 August MAS 527 and 528 intercepted a force of three Soviet gunboats; after an exchange of ...