Valdai Lake is a lake

Lake

A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...

 in the middle of the Valdai Hills

Valdai Hills

The Valdai Hills are an upland region in north-west of central Russia running north-south, about midway between Saint Petersburg and Moscow, spanning the Novgorod, Tver, Pskov, and Smolensk Oblasts....

 in Novgorod Oblast

Novgorod Oblast

Novgorod Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , located between Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Its administrative center is the city of Veliky Novgorod. Some of the oldest Russian cities, including Veliky Novgorod and Staraya Russa, are located there...

, Russia

Russia

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. The area of the lake (without islands) is 19.7 km²

1 E7 m²

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. The average depth of the Valdai Lake is 12 m

M

M is the thirteenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.-History:The letter M is derived from the Phoenician Mem, via the Greek Mu . Semitic Mem probably originally pictured water...

 (the deepest point is 60 m). The lake freezes up in early December and stays icebound until early May. The town of Valdai is located on the shores of the Valdai Lake. One of the lake's islands is the place of the Iversky Monastery

Iversky Monastery

Iversky Monastery is situated in Novgorod region, district of Valdai....

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