Valaam is an archipelago in the northern portion of Lake Ladoga, lying within the Republic of Karelia, Russian Federation. The total area of its more than 50 islands is 36 km2. The largest island is also called Valaam. Other named islands are: Skitsky, Lembos, Sviatoy, Bayonny, Moskovsky, Predtechensky, Nikonovsky, Divny, Emelyanov, Oboronny, Goly, Savvaty's, Zosima's, Skalisty, Lukovy, Ovsiany, Rzhanoi, Nikolsky.
satellite view (NASA)
Rugged nature of Valaam
Church of the St. Nicholas Skete at the mouth of the Monastery Bay, Valaam
Saint Nicholas Skete on island Valaam on Ladoga lake and little ship.
Lake Ladoga is a freshwater lake located in the Republic of Karelia and Leningrad Oblast in northwestern Russia, in the vicinity of Saint Petersburg.
Lake Ladoga
Lake Ladoga, as illustrated in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (1890—1907)
Lake Ladoga as part of the Baltic Ice Lake (between 11200 and 10500 yr BP). The light blue line marks the margin of the ice sheet by 13300 cal yr BP.
Lake Ladoga as part of the Ancylus Lake (between 9300 and 9200 yr BP). The dark green line marks the southern shoreline of Lake Ladoga during the Yoldia stage of the Baltic basin.
