Lake Pyaozero

Lake Pyaozero
Lake Pyaozero seen from space
Location	Republic of Karelia
Coordinates	66°05′00″N 30°58′00″E / 66.0833333°N 30.9666667°E / 66.0833333; 30.9666667Coordinates: 66°05′00″N 30°58′00″E / 66.0833333°N 30.9666667°E / 66.0833333; 30.9666667
Basin countries	Russia
Surface area	659 km²

Lake Pyaozero (Russian: Пяозеро, Finnish: Pääjärvi) is a large freshwater lake in the Republic of Karelia, northwestern part of Russia. It is located at 66°05′00″N 30°58′00″E / 66.0833333°N 30.9666667°E / 66.0833333; 30.9666667 and has an area of 659 km². There are many islands on the lake with total area of 186 km². Among the rivers that flow into lake Pyaozero is the river Oulankajoki that begins in Finland, where one of its tributaries is the river Kitkanjoki that begins from lake Kitkajärvi in Finland. From south also the waters of Lake Topozero in the Republic of Karelia flow into the Lake Pyaozero.