Valdai Lake
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| Valdai Lake | |
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| Location | Valdai Hills, Novgorod Oblast |
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| Basin countries | Russia |
| Surface area | 19.7 km² |
| Average depth | 12 m |
| Max. depth | 60 m |
| Settlements | Valdai |
Valdai Lake (Russian: Валдайское озеро, Валдай) is a lake in the middle of the Valdai Hills in Novgorod Oblast, Russia. The area of the lake (without islands) is 19.7 km².[1] The average depth of the Valdai Lake is 12 m (the deepest point is 60 m). The lake freezes up in early December and stays icebound until early May. The town of Valdai is located on the shores of the Valdai Lake. One of the lake's islands is the place of the Iversky Monastery.
[edit] References
- ^ Darby; Richard Brookes, William Darby (1827). Darby's Universal Gazetteer: Or, A New Geographical Dictionary .... Original from the New York Public Library: Bennett & Walton, page 837.
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