Lake Vivi (

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: о́зеро ''Ви́ви'') is a

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in Evenkia,

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. The area of the lake is .Russian State Water Register - Vivi Lake
/ref> The lake is located in a remote area and has no permanent settlements along its banks. It is known for having the geographical center of

lying on its southeast shore at . The spot is marked by a 7-metre monument erected in August 1992. Nearby is an even higher cross dedicated to St. Sergius of Radonezh.Tass - Географический центр России перенесли после воссоединения с Крымом
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Geography

Lake Vivi is located on the southern limit of the

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, in the zone where it overlaps with the

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. It is a typical river lake, with the

Vivi River The Vivi () is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is a right hand tributary of the Nizhnyaya Tunguska. The Vivi is long, and the area of its basin is . A damaged An-2 aircraft was discovered in the area of the river Vivi on 28 July 201 ...

, a tributary of the Lower Tunguska, flowing out of it from its southern end.Виви (река в Красноярском крае),

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in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M, 1969-1978. Lake Vivi is roughly stretching from north to south and while its length is ca. , its width does not exceed .

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Center of Russia
Vivi Geographical centres {{KrasnoyarskKrai-geo-stub

Geography

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