Lake Yanisyarvi
Lake Yanisyarvi is a lake in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located north of and draining to Lake Ladoga. The basin of this somewhat circular lake was formed by meteorite impact 700±5 million years ago during the Cryogenian period.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Republic of Karelia, Russia
- Also known as: “Jänisjärvi”, “Ozero Yanis’yarvi”, and “Yanisyarvi”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Soanlahti and Alalampi.
Soanlahti
Hamlet
Photo: Apriori, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Soanlahti is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km northeast of Lake Yanisyarvi.
Alalampi
Hamlet
Photo: Scaut2002, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Alalampi is a hamlet, which is situated 9 km southwest of Lake Yanisyarvi.
Kontiolahti
Hamlet
Photo: Scaut2002, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kontiolahti is a hamlet, which is situated 9 km southwest of Lake Yanisyarvi.
Lake Yanisyarvi
- Category: body of water
- Location: Karelia, Northwestern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Yanisyarvi from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Lake Yanisyarvi” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بحيرة يانيسيارفي”
- Armenian: “Մեծ Յանիսյարվի”
- Bashkir: “Янисъярви”
- Belarusian: “Яніс’ярві”
- Cebuano: “Ozero Yanis”yarvi”
- Chinese: “亞尼斯湖”
- Chinese: “耶尼斯湖”
- Chuvash: “Мăн Янисъярви”
- Czech: “Janisjarvi”
- Czech: “Jänisjärvi”
- Dutch: “Bolsjoe Janisъjarvi”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره يانيسيارڤى”
- Esperanto: “Jänisjärvi”
- Finnish: “Jänisjärvi”
- German: “Jänisjärvi”
- German: “Janisjarwi”
- German: “Janissjarwi”
- Kazakh: “Янисярви”
- Lithuanian: “Janisjarvis”
- Livvi: “Jänisjärvi”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Janisjarvi”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Jänisjärvi”
- Polish: “Jänisjärvi”
- Polish: “Janisjarwi”
- Romanian: “Lacul Yanisyarvi”
- Russian: “Большое Янисъярви”
- Russian: “Озеро Янисъярви”
- Russian: “Янисъярви”
- Serbian: “Јанисјарви”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Janisjarvi”
- Slovak: “Janisjarvi”
- Tatar: “Янисъярви”
- Turkish: “Jänisjärvi”
- Ukrainian: “Яніс-Ярві”
- Ukrainian: “Яніс’ярві”
- Welsh: “Llyn Yanisyarvi”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Urochishche Alanako and Soanlakhti.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ostrov Iso-Sel’kyasari and Selkäsaaret.
Karelia: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Petrozavodsk, Sortavala, Kizhi, and Kostomuksha.
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