Mantsinsaari Island
Native name: Остров Мантсинсаари | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | 61°23′N 031°37′E / 61.383°N 31.617°E |
| Length | 14.5 km (9.01 mi) |
| Width | 4 km (2.5 mi) |
| Administration | |
Russia | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 1 |
Mantsinsaari Island (also Mantsi, Russian: Остров Мантсинсаари, Finnish: Mantsinsaari) is an island on the North-East of Lake Ladoga in the Salmi settlement in the Pitkyaranta municipality in the Republic of Karelia. The island is nearly uninhabited.[1]
Before World War II, the island was a part of the Salmi municipality in Finland, and it had 1,500 inhabitants. The island did not have a bridge, instead a cable ferry. The main sources of livelihood were cultivation and fishing.
Mantsinsaari Island had an artillery battery, two 152-mm Canet 45 coastal artilleries. During the Winter War, the artillery assisted Finnish troops in battles of the North of Lake Ladoga. The Red Army was unable to conquer the island.
References[]
- ^ Robinsons of Mantsinsaari Archived 2013-10-12 at the Wayback Machine. Documentary Film. Dokweb.net. Retrieved 2015-06-27.
External links[]
Media related to Mantsinsaari Island at Wikimedia Commons
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