Lake Onega (/oʊˈnɛɡə/; also known as Onego; Оне́жское о́зеро, IPA:[ɐˈnʲɛʂskəɪˈozʲɪrə]; Finnish: Ääninen, Äänisjärvi; Livvi: Oniegujärvi; Veps: Änine, Änižjärv) is a lake in northwestern Russia, on the territory of the Republic of Karelia, Leningrad Oblast and Vologda Oblast. It belongs to the basin of the Baltic Sea, and is the second-largest lake in Europe after Lake Ladoga, slightly smaller than Lebanon. The lake is fed by about 50 rivers and is drained by the Svir.
There are about 1,650 islands on the lake. They include Kizhi, which hosts a historical complex of 89 Orthodox churches and other wooden structures of the 15th–20th centuries. The complex includes a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kizhi Pogost. The eastern shores of the lake contain about 1,200 petroglyphs (rock engravings) dated to the 4th–2nd millennia BC, which have also been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The major cities on the lake are Petrozavodsk, Kondopoga and Medvezhyegorsk.
possibly even much later, until the 12th century AD or so. At 9,500 BP, LakeOnega, previously draining into the White Sea, started emptying into Ladoga...
westwards from LakeOnega to Lake Ladoga, thus connecting the two largest lakes of Europe. It is the largest river flowing into Lake Ladoga. The length...
Onega may refer to: Onega (river), in Arkhangelsk Oblast Onega, Russia, a town in Arkhangelsk Oblast Onega Bay (Onega Gulf) Onega Peninsula Lake Onega...
fifth-largest in Europe after Lake Ladoga and LakeOnega (in Russia), Lake Vänern (in Sweden), and Lake Saimaa (in Finland). The lake is a remnant of water regularly...
Oceania – Lake Eyre when filled; the largest permanent (and freshwater) lake in Oceania is Lake Taupō. Europe – Lake Ladoga, followed by LakeOnega, both...
the White Sea and then crosses to the Pechora. LakeOnega, east up the Vodla River, portage to the Onega River basin, east across this, portage, down the...
Petroglyphs of LakeOnega and the White Sea is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Russia, Republic of Karelia, listed on 28 July 2021. The World Heritage...
the language. In modern times, they live in the area between Lake Ladoga, LakeOnega and Lake Beloye – in the Russian Republic of Karelia in the former Veps...
Army of Karelia moved north along the shores of LakeOnega to secure the remaining area west of LakeOnega, while simultaneously establishing a defensive...
the tentative list. The most recent site listed was the Petroglyphs of LakeOnega and the White Sea, in 2021. There are nineteen cultural sites and eleven...
includes these waterways: Neva River Lake Ladoga Svir River LakeOnega Volga–Baltic Waterway — connects LakeOnega to the Volga River; built in the early...
358 km-long Vodla system feeds into LakeOnega. After a 96 km crossing, 224 km-long Svir drains this lake into Lake Ladoga. Olova (42 km) joins Ileksa...
very large, including LakeOnega and Lake Ilmen. The Svir and the Volkhov flow from LakeOnega and Lake Ilmen, respectively, to Lake Ladoga. Other major...
the area, Lake Kubenskoye is the fourth natural lake of Vologda Oblast (behind LakeOnega, Lake Beloye, and Lake Vozhe) and the fifth lake (also behind...
dating from the 17th century on Kizhi island. The island is located on LakeOnega in the Republic of Karelia (Medvezhyegorsky District), Russia. The pogost...
comprises three main dialect groups: Ludic Northern (Lake) Ludic, at the northwestern shores of LakeOnega Central (River) Ludic, at settlements along river...
Republic of Karelia, Russia, which stretches along the western shore of LakeOnega for some 27 kilometers (17 mi). The population of the city is 280,890...
the language is divided into three main dialects: Northern Veps (at LakeOnega to the south of Petrozavodsk, to the north of the river Svir, including...
contains the two largest lakes in Europe, Lake Ladoga and LakeOnega. The Karelian Isthmus is located between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga. The highest...
joins 'Nato lake' on Moscow's doorstep". Financial Times. Retrieved 7 March 2024. "Does Sweden joining make the Baltic Sea a 'NATO lake'?". RFI. 26 February...
middle of the 19th century, Pavel Rybnikov traveled through the region of LakeOnega and rediscovered that the bylina tradition, which was thought to be extinct...
village in Republic of Karelia, Russia, on a bank of Unitskaya Gulf of LakeOnega. The same name also belongs to a nearby railway station. Государственный...
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