Lake Sterzh

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Lake Sterzh, as photographed ca. 1912 by Prokudin-Gorsky.
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Lake Sterzh, as photographed ca. 1912 by Prokudin-Gorsky.

Sterzh Lake is, at 18 sq km, the third largest among the Valdai Lakes in the Tver Oblast of Russia. It is the first lake through which the Volga flows. The lake's length is 12 km, its width is up to 1500 metres, the average depth is 5 meters. The lake gives its name to the Sterzh Cross.


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