Lake Keitele

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Keitele

Sunset

Location of Keitele.
Location Central Finland
Coordinates 62°56′N 26°02′E / 62.933°N 26.033°E / 62.933; 26.033Coordinates: 62°56′N 26°02′E / 62.933°N 26.033°E / 62.933; 26.033
Basin countries Finland
Surface area 493.59 km²[1]
Average depth 7.2 m
Max. depth 66 m
Water volume 3.4 km3
Surface elevation 99.5 m[1]
Settlements Äänekoski, Konginkangas, Sumiainen, Suolahti, Viitasaari
References [1]

Keitele is a lake located in central Finland. With the area of 493.59 km² it is the 9th largest lake in the country. The lake is divided into three regions, Ylä-, Keski-, and Ala-Keitele, of which Keski-Keitele is the largest. Water in the lake is clear and in an excellent condition.[2] The towns of Äänekoski and Viitasaari are located on the shores of Keitele.

A leading figure in modern Finnish painting, Akseli Gallen-Kallela first worked at Lake Keitele, in summer 1904. This Lake Keitele landscape is his third and most elaborate depiction of the lake, and he exhibited it in Helsinki that same year. The painting is signed with the Swedish form of the artist's name; in later years he used the Finnish form, as above, by which he is best known today. This painting now hangs in the National Gallery, London.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Finnish Environment Institute: Finnish lakes larger than 40 square kilometers
  2. ↑ Keski-Suomen ympäristökeskus (Finnish)

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