The Andoma (russian: Андома) is a river in
Vytegorsky District
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of
Vologda Oblast
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in
Russia
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. It flows out of
Lake Groptozero and is a
tributary
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of
Lake Onega
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. It is long, and the area of its basin . The main tributary of the Andoma is the
Samina (right).
The river basin of the Andoma occupies much of the northern part of Vytegorsky District. The river flows through the
Andoma Hills, and the basin contains many lakes of glacial origin. The biggest lake in the Andoma Basin is
Lake Aynozero.
The source of the Andoma is in the system of lakes in the northern part of Vytegorsky District. The river flows in the general direction south, turns west, and eventually northwest. The lower course of the Andoma is populated. In the village of
Sorokopolye the Andoma accepts the Samina from the right, and downstream from this place it forms a
delta
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as it flows into Lake Onega.
A short stretch of a highway connecting
Vologda
Vologda ( rus, Вологда, p=ˈvoləɡdə) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the river Vologda (river), Vologda within the watershed of the Northern Dvina. ...
and
Medvezhyegorsk
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History
A village in ...
via
Vytegra
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and
Pudozh
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runs along the Andoma, crossing it over a bridge in the village of Sorokopolye.
Between 1927 and 1957
Andomsky District with the center in the selo of
Andomsky Pogost existed, first in
Leningrad Oblast
Leningrad Oblast ( rus, Ленинградская область, Leningradskaya oblast’, lʲɪnʲɪnˈgratskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, , ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It was established on 1 August 1927, a ...
, from 1937 on in Vologda Oblast.
In 1957, the district was abolished and merged into Vytegorsky District. Both the selo, located upstream from Sorokopolye, and the district were named after the Andoma.
References
External links
*{{cite web, url=http://textual.ru/gvr/index.php?card=151163, script-title=ru:Река Андома, publisher=State Water Register of Russia, language=Russian, accessdate=30 November 2011
Rivers of Vologda Oblast