Lake Kolima

Kolima
Kolima
	Lake Kolima at Summer
	Kolima
Location	Central Finland
Coordinates	63°17′N 25°47′E / 63.283°N 25.783°ECoordinates: 63°17′N 25°47′E / 63.283°N 25.783°E
Lake type	Natural
Catchment area	Kymijoki
Basin countries	Finland
Max. length	5 km (3.1 mi)
Max. width	30 km (19 mi)
Surface area	101.08 km2 (39.03 sq mi)
Average depth	8.61 m (28.2 ft)
Max. depth	66.31 m (217.6 ft)
Water volume	0.871 km3 (706,000 acre⋅ft)
Shore length1	257.21 km (159.82 mi)
Surface elevation	111.2 m (365 ft)
Islands	Haapasaari, Rakaja, Lopakko, Roikka, Korpisaari, Lylysaari
Settlements	Pihtipudas, Viitasaari
References
	1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Kolima is a large lake in central Finland. It is an open lake with few islands and some ranges of rocks. Almost half of the lake is protected under the Natura 2000 program because of the lake's good natural and hydrological condition.^[2] A typical fish in the lake is the venance. The lake is suitable for canoeing and maps are available for water tourists. One route starts from Pihtipudas and goes southward to the Kärnänkoski rapids.

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Kolima at Järviwiki (in English)
^ Kolima´s protection. Finland´s Environmental Administration. (in Finnish)

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[wi-1] Kolima at Järviwiki (in English)

[2] Kolima´s protection. Finland´s Environmental Administration. (in Finnish)

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