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18-578: Onega , Kem , and Vyg rivers flow into the bay. The bay has numerous islands. Solovetsky Islands , which are the largest and the most famous, are located on the entrance to the bay and separate it from the main body of the White Sea. Along the west coast, there are hundreds of small islands ( Russian : луда , luda's). The biggest of these are Shuyostrov Island, Russky Kuzov Island, Myagostrov Island, Kondostrov Island, and Sumostrov Island. The group of islands around Kondostrov Island are collectively known as

36-537: A big flat island. It freezes up in late October - early December and stays under the ice until mid-April - May. It was used for timber rafting . The Onega flows among the coniferous forests ( taiga of spruce, pine, and larch), mostly among the swamps . There are only four bridges across the Onega: one in Kargopol on the road connecting Kargopol to Nyandoma , one in the village of Sorokinskaya, on Onezhsky Trakt ,

54-559: Is a lake in the northern part of Vologda Oblast in Russia . The area of the lake is 416 square kilometres (161 sq mi), and the area of its basin is 6,260 square kilometres (2,420 sq mi). The average depth is around 2 metres (6.6 ft) (maximum depth is 4.5 metres (15 ft)). Lake Vozhe drains through the Svid into Lake Lacha , from which the Onega flows out. The lake

72-798: Is located on a flatland and its shores are low-lying and swampy. The biggest swamp, the Charonda Swamp, is located to the southeast of the lake. Around twenty rivers flow into Lake Vozhe, including the Vozhega and the Modlona. The lake freezes up in October - November (some parts freeze to the very bottom) and stays icebound until May. Administratively , the lake is divided between Kirillovsky District (west) and Vozhegodsky District (east) of Vologda Oblast. The northern shore belongs to Kargopolsky and Konoshsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast , but

90-730: The Kodina (right), and the Kozha (left). The major tributary of the Lake Lacha is the Svid . In terms of both area of the basin and the average discharge, the Onega is the third river basin of the White Sea (behind the Northern Dvina and the Mezen ). The river basin of the Onega is spread over the west of Arkhangelsk Oblast, north-west of Vologda Oblast , and also includes minor areas in

108-665: The Sumsky Skerries . Between the Sumsky Skerries and Solovetsky Island, in the open sea, there is an archipelago consisting of Bolshoy Zhuzhmuy Island and Maly Zhuzhmuy Island. On the west coast of the bay there are the town of Belomorsk and the outlet of the White Sea–Baltic Canal . From the east, the bay is limited by the Onega Peninsula . In the south-east, the town of Onega is located close to

126-539: The 12th century, first mentioned in the 14th century), and it still contains a big number of architectural and historical monuments. Oshevensk on the left bank of the Onega is the location of the former Alexandro-Oshevensky Monastery . Another historically important monastery in the Onega basin is the Kozheozersky Monastery on an island in the Lake Kozheozero. Some of the finest monuments of

144-494: The Onega is notable for the rapids , spread everywhere between Kargopol and Gorodok, and also located downstream from Porog (the name Porog means a rapid ). The river name is traditionally explained as related to Finnish Enojoki - the main river, stream. The Onega basin area has an important historical and cultural significance. Kargopol is one of the oldest cities in Russian North (the traditional foundation date in

162-465: The Onega via the Sheksna . There is one big island on the lake, Spassky Island. On the island, ruins of the former monastery are located. The only inhabited locality on the lakeshore is the village of Charonda which is a former trading settlement founded in the 13th century, currently having the population under ten and almost deserted. Charonda does not have all-seasonal land connections. Formerly,

180-588: The boundary between the oblasts is drawn such that the whole area of the lake is in Vologda Oblast. In terms of the area, Lake Vozhe is the third natural lake of Vologda Oblast (behind Lake Onega and Lake Beloye and just ahead of Lake Kubenskoye ) and the fourth lake (also behind the Rybinsk Reservoir ). Historically, Lake Vozhe was on the trading route connecting the basings of the Volga and

198-637: The descendants) not later than in the 12th century. The selo of Soroki, currently Belomorsk, is known from that time. Most of the villages at the Onega Bay coast such as Purnema or Unezhma (now abandoned), are old Pomor villages, many of them still depend on fishery. Solovetsky Islands are on the World Heritage list, and there is intensive passenger sea traffic to the islands, mostly originating from Kem and Belomorsk. There are also regular but infrequent passenger connections between Arkhangelsk and

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216-513: The east of Republic of Karelia . The Onega basin includes some of the biggest lakes of Arkhangelsk and Vologda Oblasts, such as Lake Vozhe , Lake Lacha, Lake Lyokshmozero , Lake Kenozero , Lake Undozero , and Lake Kozhozero , as well as Kenozersky National Park . The whole valley of the Onega is populated, with the exception of the stretch between Severoonezhsk and Yarnema , in Plesetsky District. There are two towns located on

234-557: The northern direction. The discharge at the source is 74.1 cubic metres per second (2,620 cu ft/s) and at the mouth is 505 cubic metres per second (17,800 cu ft/s). The river is 416 kilometres (258 mi) long, and the area of its basin 56,900 square kilometres (22,000 sq mi). Its main tributaries are the Voloshka (right), the Kena (left), the Mosha (right),

252-511: The northern wooden architecture are located in the basin of the Onega, including ensembles of Lyadiny , Saunino Pogost , Krasnaya Lyaga , and Bolzhaya Shalga . These monuments also suffer from the lack of protection and their number steadily diminishes. In fact, the majority of them have been lost. The river splits into the Big Onega and Little Onega 75 kilometres (47 mi) from its estuary , but then these branches join again, forming

270-497: The river Onega, Kargopol close to its source and Onega in its mouth. There are also two urban-type settlements, located opposite to each other in the middle course of the river, Oksovsky (right bank) and Severoonezhsk (left bank). 155 kilometres (96 mi) of the river's lower course, between the village of Gorodok and the selo of Porog, is listed in the State Water Register of Russia as navigable. The rest of

288-569: The road connecting Kargopol to Plesetsk and Yemetsk , one combined road and railway bridge connecting Oksovsky and Severoonezhsk, and one railway bridge in Porog on the railway from Arkhangelsk to Belomorsk (no road traffic). Elsewhere, including the former district center of Konyovo , the Onega can only be traversed by ferry crossings. [REDACTED] Media related to Onega River at Wikimedia Commons Lake Vozhe Lake Vozhe , also known as Lake Charondskoye ( Russian : Воже, Чарондское ),

306-467: The shore of the bay. Administratively , the coast and the islands are shared between Kemsky and Belomorsky Districts of the Republic of Karelia, and Onezhsky , Primorsky , and Solovetsky Districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast. Most of the minor islands, including all of Sumsky Skerries, belong to Belomorsky District. The Onega Bay coast was populated by Russians ( Novgorodians , of whom the pomors are

324-672: The villages of the Onega Peninsula. 64°20′N 36°30′E  /  64.333°N 36.500°E  / 64.333; 36.500 Onega (river) The Onega ( Russian : Оне́га ; Finnish : Äänisjoki ) is a river in Kargopolsky , Plesetsky , and Onezhsky Districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia . The Onega connects Lake Lacha with the Onega Bay in the White Sea southwest of Arkhangelsk , flowing in

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