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Seliger Lake

Lake Seliger — the largest lake in Central Russia every Year many tourists come to Seliger for the sake of the picturesque local nature and organically inscribed man-made attractions.

Lake Seliger is the largest (260 sq.km.) of the upper Volga lakes system located on the territory of Ostashkovsky, Penovsky and Selizharovsky districts of the Tver region and partially in the Novgorod region. In total, there are more than 240 large and small lakes. Seliger is unique in its geography. The lake, which was created as a result of the impact of an ancient glacier, is a system of ples with numerous deep bays, channels and Islands. As a result, the relatively small lake has a total length of only the main coastline of more than 500 km. The banks are winding, with a variety of terrain and vegetation. Many Islands and peninsulas. The banks are represented by a variety of vegetation types from tundra-like and forest-tundra-like morainic swamps to age-old pine forests.

Due to the terrain and complex coastline, the lake is very popular with tourists traveling on various types of boats, as well as fishermen. The lake is popular as a place of recreation and relaxation, cultural sightseeing and pilgrimage tourism.

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Uploaded on June 25, 2020
Taken on June 6, 2018