Lake Canozero
Description:
Kanozero is a rather large lake stretching for 32 kilometers in the south-west of the Kola Peninsula, in the Murmansk region. It belongs to the White Sea basin and is connected to it by the Umba River. The area of Canozer is about 84 square kilometers.
The lake is located on the Umba River, i.e. the river flows into it and flows out simultaneously. In addition, the Moon and Cana rivers flow into it. The food of the lake is usually snow. The icebreaker begins at the end of October, the icebreaker - in early June.
The sleeves of the Umba River – Kitz and Rodving are famous for their rapids (Padun and Kanozersky). The lake is also popular, thanks to the Kanozero petroglyphs – carved on stones ancient images.