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| Olonets | ||
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The small settlement of Olonets sits on the Olonka River about a days hike upstream from the eastern shore of Lake Aldoga; it is the closest Russian settlement to Insula Valaamis, about 75 miles away
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The trading settlement of Ladoga lies about one hundred miles south-southeast of Insula Valaamis, on the Volkhov river near the southern shore of Lake Aldoga
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The principle city-state in 13th century Russia, Novgorod sits over one hundred miles up the Volkhov river from Ladoga, on the northern shores of Lake Ilmen; much of the trade that passes through Ladoga comes from or goes to Novgorod
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| Neva Reka | ||
Lake Aldoga empties into the Baltic Sea through the Neva River, at its southwest bay; the river is navigable for most regional ships and all smaller boats
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| Onezhskoe Ozero | ||
| Lake Onega lies around eighty miles east of Lake Aldoga; the two are linked by the Svir River, which flows from the southwest of Onezhskoe Ozero to the southeast of Aldoga Ozero (Lake Aldoga) | ||
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he region around Insula Valaamis, surrounding Lake Aldoga, is mostly forested wilderness, but some locations are noteworthy