Kilpola

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Kilpola
Geography
Location	Lake Ladoga
Coordinates	61°11′N 29°58′E / 61.183, 29.967 60 m a.s.l.
Administration
Russia
Republic	Karelia

Kilpola (Finnish: Kilpolansaari) is an island 6 x 8 km among the skerries in the northwestern part of the Lake Ladoga, in Lakhdenpokhsky District of Republic of Karelia, connected to the mainland by a bridge. It is composed of granite hills rising up to about 60 m. above sea-level (55 m above the level of the lake) and covered by Scots Pine forest. There are several lakes on the island.

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• Map of Kilpola
• Map of Kilpola
• Saarnisto, Matti & Tuulikki Grönlund (1996). Shoreline displacement of Lake Ladoga - new data from Kilpolansaari. Hydrobiologia 322.1-3, 205-215.