Valamo
thumb|right|200px|Rugged nature of Valaam thumb|right|200px|Church of the St. Nicholas Skete at the mouth of the Monastery Bay, Valaam Valaam (; ) is an archipelago in the northern portion of Lake Ladoga, lying within the Republic of Karelia, Russia. The total area of its more than 50 islands is 36 km2. The largest island is also called Valaam. Other named islands are: Skitsky (second by size), Lembos, Sviatoy, Bayonny, Moskovsky, Predtechensky, Nikonovsky, Divny, Emelyanov, Oboronny, Goly, Savvaty's, Zosima's, Skalisty, Lukovy, Ovsiany, Rzhanoi, Nikolsky.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Valaam
- Islands.native_name
- Валаам
- Islands.image_name
- ValaamArchipelago.jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- satellite view (NASA)
- Islands.map
- Russia Karelia
- Islands.map_caption
- location in Republic of Karelia
- Islands.archipelago
- Valaam archipelago
- Islands.waterbody
- Lake Ladoga
- Islands.total_islands
- approx. 50
- Islands.major_islands
- Valaam
- Islands.area_km2
- 36
- Islands.country
- Russia
- Islands.population
Gallery (4)
On the map
3 mapped locations