The largest lake entirely within Europe, located in northwestern Russia near Saint Petersburg. During the Second World War, a supply route across its frozen surface, the Road of Life, helped sustain the besieged city of Leningrad.
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Source Lake Ladoga (Wikipedia)
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1. Lake Ladoga (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, area
area = 17891 km2
Shaped By: Glacial Erosion, Formation statement for target 287667
During the Pleistocene glaciations the depression was partially stripped of its sedimentary rock fill by glacial overdeepening.
View the Source Wikidata: Lake Ladoga
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