Suuri-Onkamo is a medium-sized lake in the Vuoksi main catchment area. It is located in the North Karelia region. It is situated about 20 kilometer from the border with Russia.[1] The lake is separated from another lake Pieni-Onkamo with nice esker called Sintsi. Third medium-sized lake near by is Särkijärvi. It has been said that compared to other Finnish lakes Suuri-Onkamo has different kind of climate, which comes from the lake Ladoga in the Russian side of the border.

Suuri-Onkamo
Suuri-Onkamo is located in Finland
Suuri-Onkamo
Suuri-Onkamo
Coordinates62°19′34″N 30°00′36″E / 62.326°N 30.010°E / 62.326; 30.010
TypeLake
Basin countriesFinland
Surface area32.107 km2 (12.397 sq mi)
Average depth3.61 m (11.8 ft)
Max. depth9.4 m (31 ft)
Water volume0.114 km3 (92,000 acre⋅ft)
Shore length187.83 km (54.58 mi)
Surface elevation77 m (253 ft)
FrozenDecember–April
IslandsPyhäsaari
References[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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  1. ^ a b Suuri-Onkamo in the Jarviwiki Web Service. Retrieved 2014-03-01. (in English)