What is the largest lake in europe called?
The largest lake in Europe is Lake Ladoga. Lake Ladoga is a lake located entirely in Europe. It is the second largest lake in Russia after Baikal, and the 14th largest freshwater lake in the world. A methane lake on Saturn's moon Titan is named after the lake.
The lake was initially part of the Baltic Ice Lake, which was a historical freshwater stage of the Baltic Sea and which existed nearly 10,000 years ago. The lake was separated from the sea, but was still connected through a small strait. Ladoga separated entirely from the Baltic Sea during the middle ages.
The primary outflow of Lake Ladoga is Svir, Volkhov, Vuoksi rivers and the primary outflow is the river Neva. The average surface area of Ladoga Lake is 17,891 square km.
The length of Ladoga lake from north to south is 219 km and its average width is 83 km. The average depth of Lake Ladoga is 51 meters, although it reaches the maximum depth of 230 meters in the northwest part. The basin area of Ladoga lake is 276,000 square km.
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Ladoga lake is a beautiful lake that attracts tourists. The basin of Lake Ladoga includes 50,000 lakes and over 3,500 rivers which are longer than 10 kilometers.
