List of river name etymologies — This page lists the various etymologies (origins) of the names of rivers around the world.Africa*Apies: from Afrikaans meaning little apes *Berg: from Afrikaans meaning mountain *Breede: from Afrikaans meaning wide *Escravos: from Portuguese… … Wikipedia
Viipuri Province — Infobox Former Subdivision native name = Viipurin lääni Viborgs län conventional long name = Province of Viipuri common name = Viipuri subdivision = Province nation = Finland event start = Established year start = 1917 date start = December 6… … Wikipedia
Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive partof=World War II,Continuation War caption=The start of the Soviet offensive on June 9, 1944. place=Karelian Isthmus/East Karelia, USSR date=June 9 – August 4, 1944 result=Limited … Wikipedia
Langinkoski — is a rapid on the Kymi river in Kotka, Finland.Alexander III of Russia (who ruled the Grand Duchy of Finland as part of the Russian Empire) had a very small manor or a medium sized log house built there, between the branches of the Kymi river. He … Wikipedia
Lake Päijänne — Infobox lake lake name = Päijänne image lake = Päijänne and päijätsalo.jpg caption lake = Päijänne and Päijätsalo image bathymetry = Päijänne.png caption bathymetry = location = coords = coord|61|35|N|25|30|E|region:FI… … Wikipedia
Päijänne, Lake — Lake, southern Finland. It is 75 mi (121 km) long and 14 mi (23 km) wide. The lake contains thousands of islands. The lake system is drained southward to the Gulf of Finland by the Kymi River. The irregular shoreline is heavily forested and… … Universalium
Anjalankoski — is a lively and developing town in Southern Finland with 17,301 inhabitants (2006 estimate). About 4/5 of the people live in the vicinity of the Kymi River. The most densely populated communities are Myllykoski and Inkeroinen. In addition, here… … Wikipedia
Salpausselkä — is an extensive ridge system left by the ice age in Southern Finland. It is a large terminal moraine formation that formed in front of the Baltic ice lake during the Younger Dryas period about 12.700 11.500 years ago. It runs from Hanko hundreds… … Wikipedia
Timeline of Russian history — NOTOC This is a timeline of Russian history. To read about the background to these events, see History of Russia. See also the list of leaders of Russia. This timeline is incomplete; some important events may be missing. Please help add to it.… … Wikipedia
Fief of Viborg — or Margraviate of Wiburg[citation needed] 1320 1534, was for some two centuries a late medieval feudal fief in the southeastern border of Finland and the entire Swedish realm, held by its chatelain, a fiefed, appointed feudal lord. Contents 1… … Wikipedia
