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Lake Tulos

Coordinates: 63°34′00″N 30°33′00″E / 63.5666667°N 30.55°E / 63.5666667; 30.55
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Lake Tulos
Lake Tulos is located in Russia
Lake Tulos
Lake Tulos
Lake Tulos is located in Karelia
Lake Tulos
Lake Tulos
LocationRepublic of Karelia
Coordinates63°34′00″N 30°33′00″E / 63.5666667°N 30.55°E / 63.5666667; 30.55
Basin countriesRussia
Surface area95.7 km2 (36.9 sq mi)
Surface elevation157 m (515 ft)

Lake Tulos (Russian: Тулос, Finnish: Tuulijärvi) is a large freshwater lake in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, near Finnish border. It has an area of 95.7 km2 (36.9 sq mi). It freezes up in November and stays icebound until May. There are many islands on the lake. The waters from the lake flow into the Lieksanjoki river that drains into lake Pielinen, Northern Karelia, Finland.[1]

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  1. ^ Ekholm, Matti: Suomen vesistöalueet. Vesi- ja ympäristöhallinnon julkaisuja – Sarja A 126. Helsinki: Vesi ja Ympäristöhallitus, 1993. ISBN 951-47-6860-4. (in Finnish)