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Lake Tolvayarvi

Coordinates: 62°17′17″N 31°29′24″E / 62.28806°N 31.49000°E / 62.28806; 31.49000
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Lake Tolvayarvi
(Finnish: Tolvajärvi
and Russian: Толваярви)
Lake Tolvayarvi (Finnish: Tolvajärvi and Russian: Толваярви) is located in Karelia
Lake Tolvayarvi (Finnish: Tolvajärvi and Russian: Толваярви)
Lake Tolvayarvi
(Finnish: Tolvajärvi
and Russian: Толваярви)
LocationRepublic of Karelia
Coordinates62°17′17″N 31°29′24″E / 62.28806°N 31.49000°E / 62.28806; 31.49000
Basin countriesRussia

Lake Tolvajärvi (Russian: Толваярви; Finnish: Tolvajärvi) is a group of lakes in the Republic of Karelia, in the Ladoga Karelia. It is a part of the Vuoksi drainage basin. The group of lakes have flows through rivers to the Finnish Lake Pielinen.

History

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Before the Winter War, the lake was part of the Korpiselkä municipality.[1] During the war the area was a scene of the battle of Tolvajärvi. The Tolvajärvi area also served as a battlefield during the Continuation War.

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