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Lake Onega
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Lake Onega

Russia

Area
9,700 km²
Max depth
120 m
Countries
Russia
17th largest lake in the world

Lake Onega is a lake in northwestern Russia, on the territory of the Republic of Karelia, Leningrad Oblast and Vologda Oblast. It belongs to the basin of the Baltic Sea, and is the second-largest lake in Europe after Lake Ladoga, slightly smaller than Lebanon.

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