title: Lake Vygozero
text: # Lake Vygozero
  
  Lake Vygozero (Russian: Выгозеро, romanized: Vygozero; Finnish: Uikujärvi) is a large freshwater lake in the Republic of Karelia, in the northwestern part of Russia. It has an area of 1,250 $km^2$ (480 sq mi), and is part of the Vyg drainage in the White Sea basin.
  
  From 1933 it has been a part of the White Sea–Baltic Canal. There are more than 500 islands on the lake. Vygozero is used for its fishing. The Upper Vyg and Segezha empty into the lake.
  
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