Ladoga

lad'o-ga, the largest lake in Europe. It is nearly as large as Lake Ontario. On a map it appears like a northwestern extension of the Gulf of Finland, of which, indeed, it was formerly a part. It is about 130 miles in length and seventy-five miles in breadth. It receives a number of streams which are connected by canals, making a network extending entirely around the lake. The water is clear and cool at all times, and is well stocked with fish. It is frozen over about 120 days in the year, or from December to April. The Neva, through which it empties into the Gulf of Finland, carries as much water as the Rhone and the Rhine combined.