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Lake Yonozero

Coordinates: 68°07′35″N 38°00′19″E / 68.1263889°N 38.0052778°E / 68.1263889; 38.0052778
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Lake Yonozero
Lake Yonozero is located in Murmansk Oblast
Lake Yonozero
Lake Yonozero
Lake Yonozero is located in Russia
Lake Yonozero
Lake Yonozero
LocationKola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast
Coordinates68°07′35″N 38°00′19″E / 68.1263889°N 38.0052778°E / 68.1263889; 38.0052778
Primary outflowsVarzina River
Basin countriesRussia
Surface area94.4 km2 (36.4 sq mi)

Lake Yonozero (Russian: Ёнозеро) is a large freshwater lake on the Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It has an area of 94.4 km2 (36.4 sq mi) (about 100 km2 or 39 sq mi with all the islands). Numerous small, uninhabited islands are found in the lake. Varzina River flows from the lake. Lake Yonozero marks the northern border of the Murmansk Tundra Reserve.[1] The three-spined stickleback can be found in the lake, as well as in other surrounding lakes and rivers in eastern Murman.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "TOP 30 - NATURE RESERVES OF THE MURMANSK REGION - RUSSIA". Travel Notes. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  2. ^ Garmash, M. V.; Zhuravleva, N. G. (2020). "Some information on biology of three-spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758 in the Barents Sea coastal region (East Murman)" (in Russian). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)