Lake Kolvitskoye
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Lake Kolvitskoye is a large freshwater lake
on the Kola Peninsula
, Murmansk Oblast
, Russia
. It has an area of 121 km² and a maximum depth of 20 m. Kolvitsa River
flows from the lake.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
on the Kola Peninsula
Kola Peninsula
The Kola Peninsula is a peninsula in the far northwest of Russia. Constituting the bulk of the territory of Murmansk Oblast, it lies almost completely to the north of the Arctic Circle and is washed by the Barents Sea in the north and the White Sea in the east and southeast...
, Murmansk Oblast
Murmansk Oblast
Murmansk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , located in the northwestern part of Russia. Its administrative center is the city of Murmansk.-Geography:...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. It has an area of 121 km² and a maximum depth of 20 m. Kolvitsa River
Kolvitsa River
Kolvitsa River is a river in the south of the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It is 12 km in length. The Kolvitsa River originates from the Lake Kolvitskoye and flows into the Kolvitskaya Bay, Kandalaksha Gulf, White Sea near the village of Kolvitsa....
flows from the lake.