Vygozero

Lake Vygozero (; ) is a large freshwater

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in the

Republic of Karelia The Republic of Karelia, or simply Karelia or Karjala (; ) is a Republics of Russia, republic of Russia situated in the Northwest Russia, northwest of the country. The republic is a part of the Northwestern Federal District, and covers an area of ...

, in the northwestern part of

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. It has an area of , and is part of the

Vyg The Vyg (; ) is a river in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. It consists of the Upper Vyg which is long and discharges into Lake Vygozero, and the Lower Vyg, which is long and flows from Vygozero and discharges into Onega Bay of the White Sea n ...

drainage in the

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basin. From 1933 it has been a part of the

White Sea–Baltic Canal The White Sea–Baltic Canal (), often abbreviated to White Sea Canal (), is a man-made ship canal in Russia opened on 2 August 1933. It connects the White Sea, in the Arctic Ocean, with Lake Onega, which is further connected to the Baltic Sea. U ...

. There are more than 500 islands on the lake. Vygozero is used for its

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. The Upper Vyg and

Segezha Segezha (; ; ) is a town and the administrative center of Segezhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located north of Petrozavodsk on the Segezha River and on the western shore of Lake Vygozero. Population: History The town was ...

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