- Mantsinsaari Island
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Mantsinsaari Island Native name: Остров Мантсинсаари Geography Location 61°23′N 31°37′E / 61.383°N 31.617°E Length 14.5 km (9.01 mi) Width 4 km (2.5 mi) Country RussiaDemographics Population 0 Mantsinsaari Island (also Mantsi, Russian: Остров Мантсинсаари, Finnish: Mantsinsaari) is an island on the North-East of Lake Ladoga in the Salmi settlement in the Pitkyaranta municipality in the Republic of Karelia. The island is uninhabited.
Before the World War II, the island was a part of the Salmi municipality in Finland, and it had 1,500 inhabitants. The island did not had a bridge, instead a cable ferry. The main sources of livelihood were cultivation and fishing.
The Mantsinsaari Island had a artillery battery, 2 x 152mm Canet 45 coastal artilleries. During the Winter War, the artillery assisted Finnish troops in battles of the North of Lake Ladoga. The Red Army was unable to conquer the island.
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