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Fun fact 1 about Lake Ladoga

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Lake Ladoga was once part of a marine channel between the Baltic and White Seas during the Last Interglacial.

Lake Ladoga
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Lake Ladoga

Russia

Area
17,700 km²
Max depth
230 m
Countries
Russia
14th largest lake in the world

Lake Ladoga is a freshwater lake located in the Republic of Karelia and Leningrad Oblast in northwestern Russia, in the vicinity of Saint Petersburg.

From the “Geological history” section

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Photo: Yoneh at Finnish Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0