Lake Tulos
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Lake Tulos is a large freshwater lake
in the Republic of Karelia
, Russia
, near Finnish
border. It has an area of 95.7 km². It freezes up in November and stays icebound until May. There are many islands on the lake. The waters from the lake flow into the Lieksanjoki
river that drains into lake Pielinen
, Northern Karelia, Finland.
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,...
in the Republic of Karelia
Republic of Karelia
The Republic of Karelia is a federal subject of Russia .-Geography:The republic is located in the northwestern part of Russia, taking intervening position between the basins of White and Baltic seas...
, 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...
, near Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
border. It has an area of 95.7 km². It freezes up in November and stays icebound until May. There are many islands on the lake. The waters from the lake flow into the Lieksanjoki
Lieksanjoki
Lieksanjoki is a river of Finland and Russia that begins in the Republic of Karelia in Russia. It flows into the Lake Pielinen in Northern Karelia, Finland. Parts of its basin in Russia are the lakes Lake Leksozero and Lake Tulos in the Republic of Karelia...
river that drains into lake Pielinen
Pielinen
Pielinen is the fourth largest lake of Finland, with a drainage basin area of that is equally distributed between eastern Finland and Russia. The creation of the lake and its outlet is attributed to a post-glacial isostatic rebound, which resulted in uplift of the land...
, Northern Karelia, Finland.