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    Ladoga Skerries National Park

    Ladoga Skerries National Park (Russian: Национальный парк «Ладожские шхеры») is located on the north and northwestern shores of Lake Ladoga in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. The park features numerous small rocky islands (skerries) on narrow bays and channels. The park was officially created in 2017.

    Ладожские шхеры
    Ладожские шхеры

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    8 landforms

    Overview

    Ladoga Skerries National Park (Russian: Национальный парк «Ладожские шхеры») is located on the north and northwestern shores of Lake Ladoga in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. The park features numerous small rocky islands (skerries) on narrow bays and channels. The park was officially created in 2017.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands4
    • Minor islands4
    • Islets0
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Major islands

    4
    • Riekkalansaari

      Riekkalansaari

      Area
      43.4 km²
      High point
      102 m

      Riekkalansaari (Russian: Риеккалансаари) is a 41-square-kilometer (16 sq mi) island in the northern part of Lake Ladoga in Sortavalsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia. The island is located east of the town of Sortavala and is connected to the mainland by a bridge.

    • Kilpola

      Kilpola

      Area
      34.8 km²
      High point
      60 m

      Kilpola (Russian: Кильпола; Finnish: Kilpolansaari) is an island 6 x 8 km among the skerries in the northwestern part of the Lake Ladoga, in Lakhdenpokhsky District of Republic of Karelia, connected to the mainland by a bridge. It is composed of granite hills rising up to about 60 m.

    • Sorolansaari

      Sorolansaari

      Area
      16.7 km²
      High point
      91 m
    • Kuhkaa

      Kuhkaa

      Area
      14.2 km²
      High point
      55 m

    Minor islands

    4

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level50 m100 m150 m102 mRiekkalansaari101 mPuutsaari91 mSorolansaari62 mKrestovy60 mKilpola55 mKuhkaa54 mLauvatsaari29 mSelkämarjasaari
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.1110100Riekkalansaari: 43.4 km²RiekkalansaariKilpola: 34.8 km²KilpolaSorolansaari: 16.7 km²SorolansaariKuhkaa: 14.2 km²KuhkaaPuutsaari: 10.3 km²PuutsaariLauvatsaari: 3.5 km²LauvatsaariKrestovy: 0.85 km²KrestovySelkämarjasaari: 0.3 km²Selkämarjasaari
    km², log scale
    Riekkalansaari43.4 km²
    Kilpola34.8 km²
    Sorolansaari16.7 km²
    Kuhkaa14.2 km²
    Puutsaari10.3 km²
    Lauvatsaari3.5 km²
    Krestovy0.85 km²
    Selkämarjasaari0.3 km²

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

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