Lake Kivijärvi (South Karelia)

Lake Kivijärvi
Coordinates 60°58′30″N 27°40′24″E / 60.975°N 27.6734°E / 60.975; 27.6734Coordinates: 60°58′30″N 27°40′24″E / 60.975°N 27.6734°E / 60.975; 27.6734
Lake type Natural
Catchment area Kymijoki
Basin countries Finland
Surface area 76.365 km2 (29.485 sq mi)
Average depth 5.26 m (17.3 ft)
Max. depth 27 m (89 ft)
Water volume 0.402 km3 (0.096 cu mi)
Shore length1 365.27 km (226.97 mi)
Surface elevation 75.2 m (247 ft)
Frozen December–April
Islands Haapasalo, Parkkisaari, Eteissaari, Muuraissaari
Settlements Luumäki
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Kivijärvi (South Karelia) is a medium-sized lake in South Karelia, Eastern Finland, with a total area of 76.4 square kilometres (29 sq mi).[1] The name Kivijärvi is rather common name of the lake. In Finland there are 121 lakes with the same name. This one is the second biggest.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Järviwiki Web Service. Finnish Environment Institute. Retrieved 2014-02-26. (in English)
  2. ↑ Lake statistics. Järviwiki Web Service. Retrieved 2014-02-25. (in English)
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