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The Vyg (Выг; Karelian: Uikujoki) is a river in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. It consists of the Upper Vyg which is 135 kilometres (84 mi) long and discharges into Lake Vygozero,[1] and the Lower Vyg, which is 102 kilometres (63 mi) long and flows from Vygozero and discharges into Onega Bay of the White Sea near Belomorsk.
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Native name | Выг (Russian) |
Location | |
Country | Russia |
Region | Republic of Karelia |
City | Belomorsk |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 62°41′38″N 36°38′56″E / 62.69389°N 36.64889°E |
Mouth | Onega Bay |
• location | Republic of Karelia, Russia |
• coordinates | 64°31′32″N 34°47′22″E / 64.52556°N 34.78944°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 237 km (147 mi) |
Basin size | 27,100 km2 (10,500 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | Vorozhgora |
• average | 267 m3/s (9,400 cu ft/s) |
Discharge | |
• location | Onega Bay |
• average | ? |
The Upper Vyg flows through several small lakes in a swampy land. The Lower Vyg is a part of the White Sea–Baltic Canal and is controlled by several dams.
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Neolithic petroglyphs have been found on islands of Vyg near its mouth.
There were famous raskolnik monasteries along Vyg and its tributary Leksa , notably the Vyg River Hermitage (also Vygoretskaya Hermitage)[2][3]
References
edit- ^ Река Выг (Верхний Выг) citing Ресурсы поверхностных вод СССР: Гидрологическая изученность. Том 2. Карелия и Северо-Запад / под ред. Е. Н. Таракановой. — Л.: Гидрометеоиздат, 1965.
- ^ Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Russian). 1906. .
- ^ Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Russian). 1906. .