Lake Chudzyavr

Lake Chudzjavr
from space
Location Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast
Coordinates 68°12′N 34°37′E / 68.200°N 34.617°E / 68.200; 34.617Coordinates: 68°12′N 34°37′E / 68.200°N 34.617°E / 68.200; 34.617
Primary outflows Chudzjok River
Basin countries Russia
Surface area 57.8 km2 (22.3 sq mi)
Surface elevation 192 m (630 ft)

Lake Chudzyavr (Russian: Чудзъявр) is a large freshwater lake on the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It has an area of 57.8 square kilometers (22.3 sq mi). Chudzyok River (left tributary of the Voronya River) flows from the lake.

The name of the lake is of Kildin Sami origin.


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