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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Petroglyphs of Lake Onega and the White Sea' has mentioned 'Lake' in the following places:
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Freshwater lake in Russia, second largest in Europe | WIKI |
Lake OnegaLake OnegaCoordinates61xc2xb041xe2x80xb226xe2x80xb3N 35xc2xb039xe2x80xb220xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf61.69056xc2xb0N 35.65556xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 61.69056; 35.65556Coordinates: 61xc2xb041xe2x80xb226xe2x80xb3N 35xc2xb039xe2x80xb220xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf61.69056xc2xb0N 35.65556xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 61.69056; 35.65556Primary inflows58 rivers (Shuya, Suna, Vodla, Vytegra, Andoma)Primary outflowsSvirBasinxc2xa0countriesRussiaMax. | WIKI |
Onezhskoe ozero, IPA:xc2xa0[xc9x90xcbx88nxcaxb2xc9x9bxcax82skxc9x99xc9xaa xcbx88ozxcaxb2xc9xaarxc9x99] Finnish: xc3x84xc3xa4ninen) is a lake in northwestern Russia, on the territory of the Republic of Karelia, Leningrad Oblast and Vologda Oblast. | WIKI |
It belongs to the basin of the Baltic Sea, and is the second-largest lake in Europe after Lake Ladoga. | WIKI |
The lake is fed by about 50 rivers and is drained by the Svir. | WIKI |
There are about 1,650 islands on the lake. | WIKI |
The eastern shores of the lake contain about 1,200 petroglyphs (rock engravings) dated to the 4thxe2x80x932nd millennia BC. | WIKI |
The major cities on the lake are Petrozavodsk, Kondopoga and Medvezhyegorsk. | WIKI |
The lake is of glacial-tectonic origin and is a small remnant of a larger body of water which existed in this area during an Ice Age. | WIKI |
[1] In geologic terms, the lake is rather young, formed xe2x80x93 like almost all lakes in northern Europe xe2x80x93 through the carving activity of the inland ice sheets in the latter part of the last Ice Age, about 12,000 years ago: In the Paleozoic Era (400xe2x80x93300xc2xa0million years ago) the entire territory of the modern basin of the lake was covered with a shelf sea lying near the ancient, near-equatoric Baltic continent. | WIKI |
It is the second largest lake in Europe, and the 18th largest lake by area in the world. | WIKI |
[4] They contain numerous elongated bays shaping the lake into a giant crayfish. | WIKI |
View on Lake Onega from space, May 2002 The numbers denote: Svirsk Bay Petrozavodsk Bay and the city Petrozavodsk Greater Onego Bay Kondopozhskaya Bay Lesser Onego Bay Zaonezhsky Bay Povenetsky Bay Kizhi Island Lake Vodlozero and Vodlozero National Park Ivinsky Spill and River Svir Cape Besov Nos ("Devil's nose") Big Klimenetsky Island | WIKI |
The average depth of the lake is 31xc2xa0m (102xc2xa0ft), and the deepest spot of 127xc2xa0m (417xc2xa0ft) is located in the northern part. | WIKI |
Rivers bring 15.6xc2xa0km3 (3.7xc2xa0cuxc2xa0mi) of water per year to the lake, that is up to 74% of the water balance; the rest is provided by precipitation. | WIKI |
Most of the lake water (84% or 17.6xc2xa0km3xc2xa0[4.2xc2xa0cuxc2xa0mi] per year) outflows via a single river, Svir, and the remaining 16% evaporates from the lake surface. | WIKI |
[6] There are frequent storms more characteristic of a sea than a lake; waves of 2xe2x80x933 metres (6xc2xa0ft 7xc2xa0inxe2x80x939xc2xa0ft 10xc2xa0in) are not uncommon and may even reach 5xc2xa0m (16xc2xa0ft). | WIKI |
[9] The lake freezes near the coast and bays in late November and December and around mid-January in its center. | WIKI |
Thawing starts in April in the tributaries and reaches the lake in May. | WIKI |
This is relatively low for a lake and is about 1+1xe2x81x842 times lower than in the other large lake of the area, Lake Ladoga. | WIKI |
The maximum surface water temperature is 20xe2x80x9324xc2xa0xc2xb0C (68xe2x80x9375xc2xa0xc2xb0F) on the open lake and 24xe2x80x9327xc2xa0xc2xb0C (75xe2x80x9381xc2xa0xc2xb0F) in the bays. | WIKI |
The catchment area of 51,540xc2xa0km2 (19,900xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi) drains into the lake via 58 rivers and more than 110 tributaries, including the Shuya, Suna, Vodla, Vytegra and Andoma. | WIKI |
The White Seaxe2x80x93Baltic Canal runs through the lake from the White Sea to the Baltic Sea. | WIKI |
The Volgaxe2x80x93Baltic Waterway connects Onega Lake with the Volga, Caspian Sea and Black Sea. | WIKI |
The Onega Canal, which follows the southern banks of the lake, was built in 1818xe2x80x931820 and 1845xe2x80x931852 between Vytegra in the east and Svir in the west. | WIKI |
[9] The canal was part of the Mariinsk Canal System, a forerunner of the Volgaxe2x80x93Baltic Waterway, and aimed to create a quiet pass for boats avoiding the stormy waters of the lake. | WIKI |
It is around 50xc2xa0m (160xc2xa0ft) wide, and lies between 10xc2xa0m (33xc2xa0ft) and 2xc2xa0km (1.2xc2xa0mi) from the shores of the lake. | WIKI |
There are about 1650 islands in the lake with a total area of about 250xc2xa0km2 (97xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi). | WIKI |
The lake banks are low and are flooded with raising water level. | WIKI |
About 200 bird species from 15 families have been observed in the lake basin. | WIKI |
Whereas the area of the lake used to be clean, the pollution level is gradually increasing, especially in the northwestern and northern parts which contain the industrial facilities of Petrozavodsk, Kondopoga and Medvezhyegorsk. | WIKI |
This drainage contains 810 tonnes (890 tons) of phosphorus and 17,000 tonnes (19,000 tons) of nitrogen; 280 and 11,800 tonnes (310 and 13,010 tons) respectively of these elements are removed through the River Svir whereas the rest accumulates in the lake. | WIKI |
The lake basin is a major source of granite, marble and black schist in Russia which have been exploited in the area since the early 18th century. | WIKI |
[15] Water level of the lake is controlled by the Nizhnesvirskaya (Russian: xd0x9dxd0xb8xd0xb6xd0xbdxd0xb5xd1x81xd0xb2xd0xb8xd1x80xd1x81xd0xbaxd0xb0xd1x8f xd0x93xd0xadxd0xa1, "Lower Svir") and Verkhnesvirskaya (Russian: xd0x92xd0xb5xd1x80xd1x85xd0xbdxd0xb5xd1x81xd0xb2xd0xb8xd1x80xd1x81xd0xbaxd0xb0xd1x8f xd0x93xd0xadxd0xa1, "Upper Svir") hydroelectric power plants. | WIKI |
almost the same as those of Onega Lake. | WIKI |
Its construction raised the water level of the lake by 0.5xc2xa0m (20xc2xa0in). | WIKI |
The lake contains a well-developed navigation system which is part of the Volgaxe2x80x93Baltic Waterway and White Sea xe2x80x93 Baltic Canal, connecting the basins of Baltic, Caspian and the northern seas. | WIKI |
These canals allow water transport of goods from the lake to the countries from Germany to Iran; most traffic goes to Finland, Sweden, Germany and Denmark. | WIKI |
[8] The Onega Canal running along the southern shore of the lake there is not used at present. | WIKI |
[14] Lake shores contain two ports (Petrozavodsk and Medvezhyegorsk), 5 wharves (Kondopoga, Povenets, Shala, Vytegra and Ascension (Russian: xd0x92xd0xbexd0xb7xd0xbdxd0xb5xd1x81xd0xb5xd0xbdxd1x8cxd0xb5)) and 41 piers. | WIKI |
Fishery is an important activity on the lake. | WIKI |
About 17 species are being fished commercially, mostly European cisco, smelt, whitefishes, roaches, burbot, pike-perch, perch, ruffe, carp bream, lake salmon, pike and somewhat less ide, graylings, common dace, common bleak and crucian carp. | WIKI |
Whereas there is no regular passenger service on the lake, there are several tourist trips per day along the routes of Petrozavodskxe2x80x93Kizhi, Petrozavodskxe2x80x93Velikaya Guba and Petrozavodskxe2x80x93Shala. | WIKI |
Sailing is a popular activity on the lake and there is a sailing club in Petrozavodsk. | WIKI |
Since 1972, every year at the end of July the lake has hosted the largest regatta in Russia ("Russian: xd0x9exd0xbdxd0xb5xd0xb6xd1x81xd0xbaxd0xb0xd1x8f xd0xbfxd0xb0xd1x80xd1x83xd1x81xd0xbdxd0xb0xd1x8f xd1x80xd0xb5xd0xb3xd0xb0xd1x82xd0xb0") which is the Russian Open Championship in the Russian class of Cruisers Yachts "Open800". | WIKI |
The largest city on the lake is Petrozavodsk xe2x80x93 the capital of Republic of Karelia (about 270,000 citizens) founded in 1703 by Peter I to exploit the natural ore deposits. | WIKI |
The main attraction of the lake is the island of Kizhi in the northern part of the lake, which is a State Historical, Architectural and Ethnographic Preservation Area. | WIKI |
Another attraction of the lake are the Onega petroglyphs (rock engravings). | WIKI |
They are located on the eastern coast of the lake and date back to between the 4th and 2nd millennia BC. | WIKI |
Many other historical monuments are scattered around the lake. | WIKI |
They include Svyat-Uspensky monastery on the cape of Murom, on the eastern shore of the lake. | WIKI |