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The Karelian Isthmus
Location
The Karelian
Isthmus is situated
in Leningrad region
between the Gulf of
Finland of the Baltic
Sea and the lake of
Ladoga. In the south
it borders with the
Grinevskaya
lowland.
Geolodical structure
Ancient rocks
outcrop in the
north of the
isthmus. These
heights polished
by a slipped
glacier are called
“curly rocks”.
Oblong and
narrow trenches
formed along the
glacier bed were
flooded upon its
thawing.
Mineral resourses
Mineral resources: bauxite, clay, phosphorite,
shale, granite, limestone, sand.
Climate
Climate of the Karelian Isthmus is temperate,
transient from continental to the coast one.
Average annual temperature is 3—4° degrees as
well as in Saint-Petersburg. Winter is rather mild,
the average temperature in February is 8°
degrees of frost. South-west winds carry the
moisture to the coastal part of the isthmus. The
best period on the Karelian Isthmus is the early
summer, so called “white nights” season.
Rivers and lakes
The Karelian Isthmus is crossed by
the Vuoksa river. There are many
lakes of glacial origin.
Plant and animal life.
1.
Forests of the Karelian Isthmus are rich in
animals. Bears, foxes, lynxes, polecats,
hares and squirrels are found there, and
wolves live in the middle part. In the
forests hazel hens and black grouses are
common, and wood grouses, woodcocks,
wild ducks and gooses are found near the
marches.
There are more than 50 spices of fish, at
that the spices diversity in the lakes of the
Ladoga basin is more than in the Gulf of
Finland. Perch, roach, pike, ruff and bream
are the most common in the lakes. Burbot,
bleak, ide, rudd, crucian are found in some
lakes.
Tourism
Climate of the Karelian Isthmus is
favorable for summer and winter
rest. People, who are fond of
tourism, hunting, fishing, berry
picking and mushroom gathering,
will find places to their liking.