Kanozero (russian: Канозеро) is a

lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...

on the river

Umba Umba may refer to *Umba, Russia, an urban-type settlement in Murmansk Oblast, Russia *Umba (White Sea), a river on the Kola Peninsula, Russia *Umba River (Tanzania), a river in Tanzania *Umba sapphire, a sapphire from Tanzania *Umba Valley, a valley ...

in Murmansk Oblast in

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. The lake is 32 km long and between three and six kilometers wide. Ita area is . It is situated about halfway between

Lake Umbozero Umbozero Lake (russian: Умбозеро, named after the adherent Umba River) is located in Murmansk Oblast of Russia, between the Khibiny on the west and Lovozero Tundras The Lovozero Massif (russian: Ловозёрские тундры, ' ...

and the

White Sea The White Sea (russian: Белое море, ''Béloye móre''; Karelian and fi, Vienanmeri, lit. Dvina Sea; yrk, Сэрако ямʼ, ''Serako yam'') is a southern inlet of the Barents Sea located on the northwest coast of Russia. It is s ...

. The Umba river enters the lake on the east side, about five kilometers from its northern end. Two of the Umba's main tributaries, the

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and the

Muna Muna may refer to: Places * Muna (Mikulovice), a World War II POW camp and ammunition factory in the Czech Republic * Muna, Estonia, village in Rõuge Parish, Võru County, Estonia * Muna, Iran, village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Mu ...

, flow into the Umba through Lake Kanozero. The lake has two outflow channels: At Zasheyek-Kanozero at the very southern end of the lake the Rodvinga channel exits through the Kanoserskiy Falls, while five kilometers to the northeast the Kitsa channel leaves the lake over the Padun Falls. The channels rejoin in

Lake Ponchozero Ponchozero (russian: Пончозеро) is a lake on the Umba River in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It is 10 km long and 3 km wide. The lake is located 25 km north of the urban-type settlement of Umba on the White Sea, and about 10 ...

about ten kilometers downriver. Lake Kanozero is also known for the Kanozero Petroglyphs.

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