- Kilpola
Infobox Islands
name = Kilpola
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locator
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location =Lake Ladoga
coordinates = coord|61|11|N|29|58|E|display=inline
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elevation = 60 m a.s.l.
country = Russia
country admin divisions title = Republic
country admin divisions = KareliaKilpola ( _fi. Kilpolansaari) is an island 6 x 8 km among the skerries in the northwestern part of the
Lake Ladoga , inLakhdenpokhsky District ofRepublic of Karelia , connected to the mainland by a bridge. It is composed ofgranite hills rising up to about 60 m. above sea-level (55 m above the level of the lake) and covered byScots Pine forest. There are several lakes on the island.External links
* [http://www.clubneva.ru/lib/lehmalahti.jpgMap of Kilpola]
* [http://www.clubneva.ru/lib/map-ladoga-18.jpgMap of Kilpola]
*Saarnisto, Matti & Tuulikki Grönlund (1996). [http://www.springerlink.com/content/j5148205236j4710/fulltext.pdf Shoreline displacement of Lake Ladoga - new data from Kilpolansaari] . "Hydrobiologia " 322.1-3, 205-215.
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