The second-largest lake in Europe, located in northwestern Russia and connected to Lake Ladoga by the Svir River. Its shores and islands hold significant medieval wooden architecture, including the churches of Kizhi.
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1. Lake Onega (Wikipedia)
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area = 9891 km2
Shaped By: Glacial Erosion, Formation statement for target 287667
formed, like almost all lakes in northern Europe, through the carving activity of the inland ice sheets in the latter part of the last ice age, about 12,000 years ago
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