Riekkalansaari
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Riekkalansaari () is a island in the northern part of Lake Ladoga in Sortavalsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia. The island is located east of the town of Sortavala and is connected to the mainland by a bridge.
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- island
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Located in
- Karelia
- Area
- 53.5
- Elevation
- 91
- Body of water
- Lake Ladoga
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- Остров Риеккалансаари 20210706 111932.jpg
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Riekkalansaari () is a island in the northern part of Lake Ladoga in Sortavalsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia. The island is located east of the town of Sortavala and is connected to the mainland by a bridge.
== Geography == Riekkalansaari is long, wide, and has a surface area of . It is located in the northern part of Lake Ladoga near the town of Sortavala, and is separated from the mainland by the Vorssunsalmi strait and , a section of the lake. The easternmost sections of the island are part of the Ladoga Skerries National Park, covering much of the archipelago of northern Ladoga. The distance between Riekkalansaari and the mainland is about , and the island is connected to the mainland by a narrow one-lane pontoon bridge.
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