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Karelia - download topographic map set Total in map set492 maps of2,7Gb
Updated inJanuary 2015 (added 9 maps)
Selected in map set191 maps of1,3Gb
22 €
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Download topographic maps coverage for Google Earth: karelia--maps.kmz
Maps Size Language Price
Soviet military 1:50 000 (~1984) 253 1,1Gb Russian 19 €
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Soviet military 1:50 000 (~1990) 8 40Mb Russian 2 €
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Soviet military 1:100 000 (~1977) 120 0,9Gb Russian 11 €
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Soviet military 1:100 000 (~1992) 11 0,1Gb Russian 3 €
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Soviet military 1:200 000 (~1980) 45 0,2Gb Russian 5 €
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Soviet military 1:500 000 (~1980) 9 52Mb Russian 2 €
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Soviet military 1:1 000 000 (~1980) 4 25Mb Russian 1 €
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German military 1:300 000 (~1943) 3 24Mb German 1 €
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German military 1:1 000 000 (~1941) 4 23Mb German 1 €
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US Joint operational 1:250 000 (~1975) 1 5Mb English 1 €
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US military 1:250 000 (~1956) 25 0,2Gb English 5 €
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US military 1:1 000 000 (~1957) 2 7Mb English 1 €
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US military 1:1 000 000 (~1981) 3 40Mb English 1 €
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US military 1:500 000 (~1982) 1 8Mb English 1 €
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US military 1:500 000 (~1994) 3 35Mb English 1 €
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the area of View topographic map p36-083-3_4 in the area of View topographic map p36-095-1_2 in the area of View topographic map p36-065-1_2 in the area of View topographic map p36-040-1_2 in the area of View topographic map p36-082-3_4 in the area of View topographic map p36-011-3_4 in the area of View topographic map p36-016-1_2 in the area of View topographic map p36-063-1_2 in the area of View topographic map p36-070-1_2 in the area of View topographic map p36-043-3_4 in the area of View topographic map p36-072-3_4 in the area of View topographic map p36-059-3_4 in the area of View topographic map p36-035-3_4 in the area of View topographic map p36-053-3_4 in the area of View topographic map p36-042-3_4 in the area of View topographic map p36-067-3_4 in the area of View topographic map p36-052-3_4 in the area of View topographic map p36-095-3_4 in the area of View topographic map p36-039-3_4 in the area of View topographic map p36-027-3_4 in the area of View topographic map p36-063-3_4 in the area of View topographic map p36-010-3_4 in the area of View topographic map p36-066-3_4 in the area of View topographic map p36-043-1_2 in the area of View topographic map p36-031-1_2 in the area of View topographic map p36-024-3_4 in the area of View topographic map p36-070-3_4 in the area of View topographic map p36-032-1_2 in the area of View topographic map p36-050-3_4 in the area of View topographic map p36-046-1_2 in the area of View topographic map p36-012-1_2 in the area of View topographic map p36-079-3_4 in the area of View topographic map p36-041-1_2 in the area of View topographic map p36-066-1_2 in the area of View topographic map p36-053-1_2 in the area of View topographic map p36-062-1_2 in the area of View topographic map p36-082-1_2 in the area of View topographic map p36-034-3_4 in the area of View topographic map p36-056-1_2 in the area of View topographic map p36-042-1_2 in the area of View topographic map p36-048-3_4 in the area of View topographic map p36-030-3_4 in the area of View topographic map p36-044-3_4 in the area of View topographic map p36-048-1_2 in the area of View topographic map p36-036-1_2 in the area of

Soviet military 1:50 000 (~1984): 253 maps

19 €
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View topographic map p36-057-3_4 in the area of View topographic map p36-056-3_4 in the area of View topographic map p36-081-1_2 in the area of View topographic map p36-069-3_4 in the area of View topographic map p36-069-1_2 in the area of View topographic map p36-081-3_4 in the area of View topographic map p36-068-3_4 in the area of View topographic map p36-068-1_2 in the area of

Soviet military 1:50 000 (~1990): 8 maps

2 €
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View topographic map p36-107_108 in the area of View topographic map p36-003_004 in the area of View topographic map q35-023_024 in the area of View topographic map q36-055_056 in the area of View topographic map q36-025_026 in the area of View topographic map q36-087_088 in the area of View topographic map p36-011_012 in the area of View topographic map q36-123_124 in the area of View topographic map q37-133_134 in the area of View topographic map q36-057_058 in the area of View topographic map q37-109_110 in the area of View topographic map q36-131_132 in the area of View topographic map q36-073_074 in the area of View topographic map p36-015_016 in the area of View topographic map p36-053_054 in the area of View topographic map p36-091_092 in the area of View topographic map p37-001_002 in the area of View topographic map q36-083_084 in the area of View topographic map p36-101_102 in the area of View topographic map q36-093_094 in the area of View topographic map q36-125_126 in the 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in the area of View topographic map p36-127_128 in the area of View topographic map q36-113_114 in the area of View topographic map q36-013_014 in the area of View topographic map q37-097_098 in the area of View topographic map p36-113_114 in the area of View topographic map p37-073_074 in the area of View topographic map q36-133_134 in the area of View topographic map p36-009_010 in the area of View topographic map q36-065_066 in the area of View topographic map q36-067_068 in the area of View topographic map p36-039_040 in the area of View topographic map p36-061_062 in the area of View topographic map q36-081_082 in the area of View topographic map q36-141_142 in the area of View topographic map q36-051_052 in the area of View topographic map q36-041_042 in the area of View topographic map q36-129_130 in the area of View topographic map p36-073_074 in the area of View topographic map q36-077_078 in the area of View topographic map p36-105_106 in the area of View topographic map q36-137_138 in the area of View topographic map p36-063_064 in the area of View topographic map q35-071_072 in the area of View topographic map p37-013_014 in the area of View topographic map p36-115_116 in the area of View topographic map p36-119_120 in the area of View topographic map q37-121_122 in the area of View topographic map p36-029_030 in the area of View topographic map p36-093_094 in the area of View topographic map q36-057_058 in the area of View topographic map p36-089_090 in the area of View topographic map q36-049_050 in the area of View topographic map q36-085_086 in the area of View topographic map q36-075_076 in the area of View topographic map q36-039_040 in the area of View topographic map p36-129_130 in the area of View topographic map q36-053_054 in the area of View topographic map q36-069_070 in the area of View topographic map q36-109_110 in the area of View topographic map p36-027_028 in the area of View topographic map p36-005_006 in the area of View topographic map q36-135_136 in the area of View topographic map p36-095_096 in the area of View topographic map p36-023_024 in the area of View topographic map q36-139_140 in the area of View topographic map p37-109_110 in the area of View topographic map q36-107_108 in the area of View topographic map q36-027_028 in the area of View topographic map p36-083_084 in the area of View topographic map p36-001_002 in the area of View topographic map p37-049_050 in the area of View topographic map q36-103_104 in the area of View topographic map q35-131_132 in the area of View topographic map q36-055_056 in the area of View topographic map q36-029_030 in the area of View topographic map p36-081_082 in the area of View topographic map p36-117_118 in the area of View topographic map p36-041_042 in the area of View topographic map q36-117_118 in the area of View topographic map q36-079_080 in the area of View topographic map q36-101_102 in the area of View topographic map q35-059_060 in the area of View topographic map p36-021_022 in the area of View topographic map q35-047_048 in the area of View topographic map q36-063_064 in the area of View topographic map p36-049_050 in the area of View topographic map q36-091_092 in the area of View topographic map p37-037_038 in the area of View topographic map q36-061_062 in the area of View topographic map p36-077_078 in the area of View topographic map q36-099_100 in the area of View topographic map p36-013_014 in the area of View topographic map p36-035_036 in the area of View topographic map p36-019_020 in the area of View topographic map q36-043_044 in the area of View topographic map p36-079_080 in the area of View topographic map q36-119_120 in the area of View topographic map p36-007_008 in the area of

Soviet military 1:100 000 (~1977): 120 maps

11 €
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View topographic map p36-047_048 in the area of View topographic map p36-069_070 in the area of View topographic map p36-033_034 in the area of View topographic map q36-097_098 in the area of View topographic map p36-057_058 in the area of View topographic map p36-059_060 in the area of View topographic map p36-031_032 in the area of View topographic map p36-043_044 in the area of View topographic map p36-067_068 in the area of View topographic map q36-121_122 in the area of View topographic map p36-055_056 in the area of

Soviet military 1:100 000 (~1992): 11 maps

3 €
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View topographic map q35-11_12 in the area of View topographic map q36-01_02 in the area of View topographic map q36-15_16 in the area of View topographic map p36-23_24 in the area of View topographic map q36-13_14 in the area of View topographic map p36-19_20 in the area of View topographic map p36-03_04 in the area of View topographic map q36-33_34 in the area of View topographic map q36-27_28 in the area of View topographic map q36-25_26 in the area of View topographic map p36-15_16 in the area of View topographic map p36-35_36 in the area of View topographic map p36-01_02 in the area of View topographic map p36-11_12 in the area of View topographic map p36-29_30 in the area of View topographic map p36-21_22 in the area of View topographic map p37-01_02 in the area of View topographic map p36-05_06 in the area of View topographic map q36-29_30 in the area of View topographic map p36-27_28 in the area of View topographic map p36-33_34 in the area of View topographic map q36-07_08 in the area of View topographic map p37-13_14 in the area of View topographic map p36-13_14 in the area of View topographic map q37-19_20 in the area of View topographic map q37-31_32 in the area of View topographic map p36-07_08 in the area of View topographic map p37-07_08 in the area of View topographic map q36-19_20 in the area of View topographic map p37-25_26 in the area of View topographic map p36-09_10 in the area of View topographic map q35-29_30 in the area of View topographic map q35-35_36 in the area of View topographic map p37-19_20 in the area of View topographic map q35-05_06 in the area of View topographic map q36-35_36 in the area of View topographic map q37-25_26 in the area of View topographic map q36-23_24 in the area of View topographic map p36-17_18 in the area of View topographic map q36-09_10 in the area of View topographic map q36-17_18 in the area of View topographic map q36-31_32 in the area of View topographic map q36-21_22 in the area of View topographic map q35-23_24 in the area of View topographic map q35-17_18 in the area of

Soviet military 1:200 000 (~1980): 45 maps

5 €
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View topographic map p37-1_2 in the area of View topographic map p37-3_4 in the area of View topographic map p36-1_2 in the area of View topographic map q37-3_4 in the area of View topographic map q36-3_4 in the area of View topographic map p36-3_4 in the area of View topographic map q35-3_4 in the area of View topographic map q36-1_2 in the area of View topographic map q35-1_2 in the area of

Soviet military 1:500 000 (~1980): 9 maps

2 €
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View topographic map p37_38 in the area of View topographic map q35_36 in the area of View topographic map p35_36 in the area of View topographic map q37_38 in the area of

Soviet military 1:1 000 000 (~1980): 4 maps

1 €
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View topographic map 1X61 in the area of View topographic map 1V67 in the area of View topographic map 1Y61 in the area of

German military 1:300 000 (~1943): 3 maps

1 €
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View topographic map p36 in the area of View topographic map q37 in the area of View topographic map q35_36 in the area of View topographic map p37 in the area of

German military 1:1 000 000 (~1941): 4 maps

1 €
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View topographic map np35_36-16 in the area of

US Joint operational 1:250 000 (~1975): 1 maps

1 €
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View topographic map nq35-10 in the area of View topographic map np37-01 in the area of View topographic map nq35-11 in the area of View topographic map nq35-14 in the area of View topographic map nq35-16 in the area of View topographic map nq35-07 in the area of View topographic map np37-09 in the area of View topographic map np37-13 in the area of View topographic map np35-08 in the area of View topographic map np35-03 in the area of View topographic map nq35-12 in the area of View topographic map nq35-03 in the area of View topographic map np35-12 in the area of View topographic map np37-05 in the area of View topographic map np35-04 in the area of View topographic map np35-15 in the area of View topographic map np35-16 in the area of View topographic map np35-11 in the area of View topographic map nq35-08 in the area of View topographic map nq35-15 in the area of View topographic map nq37-09 in the area of View topographic map nq35-06 in the area of View topographic map nq37-13 in the area of View topographic map nq35-02 in the area of View topographic map np35-07 in the area of

US military 1:250 000 (~1956): 25 maps

5 €
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View topographic map nq36-38 in the area of View topographic map np37-38 in the area of

US military 1:1 000 000 (~1957): 2 maps

1 €
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View topographic map c02 in the area of View topographic map c03 in the area of View topographic map d03 in the area of

US military 1:1 000 000 (~1981): 3 maps

1 €
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Karelia is situated in the north-west of Russia and its area is 180,000 sq km. The territory of Karelia extends from the north southward over 660 km and from the west eastward through the town of Kem over 424 km.

Relief. In Karelia’s relief, there are three relief layers. The lower layer is formed by the lowland plains created by lake and sea sediments, 50-100 m high. The middle layer consists of low subdued mountains which rise to 200-230 m above the sea level. Their rocky foot is covered with moraine sediments, and the intermountain depressions are filled with friable deposits. The upper layer is represented by large elevated areas with some hill tops higher than 300 m, the largest of which are located in Western Karelia. In the north-west, near the Finnish border, lies the southern ridge watershed ridge called Maanselkya with the highest point Nuorunen (578 m). To the south lies the West-Karelian elevation situated on the spur of the Maanselkya ridge. The central ridge reaches a height of 305-400 m (Mount Vottovaara, 413 m). There are glacial lake plains, lakes and sometimes swamps in the inter-ridge depressions.

Rivers. There are about 27,000 rivers in Karelia. The largest of them include the Vodla (149 km), the Kem (191 km), the Chirka-Kem (221 km), the Kovda, the Shuya, the Suna, the Vyg, the Syapsya as well as smaller rivers – the Minanyoka, the Lahtayoka, the Bezglazaya, the Gumarin, the Yangozerka and the Luzhma. The famous Kivach waterfall is situated on the Suna River.

Lakes. In Karelia, there are about 60,000 lakes. Together with swamps, they now contain about 2,000 km3 of perfectly pure water. The most famous Lake of Karelia include Nyuk, Pyaozero, Segozero, Syamozero, Topozero, Vygozero and Yushkozero. Lake Ladoga and Lake Onega are the largest in Europe. In Karelia, lake-river systems that include a chain of lakes are very common - the Gumarin, the Upper Kuzemka and the Vonga, the Voloma, the Pistayoka, the Okhta, the Suma and the Suna systems.

Rapids and waterfalls. Rapids is the greatest excitement of river rafting. The largest rapids are the Sobachy rapids on the Vonga, the Kornei rapids on the Pongoma, the Takhko rapids on the Chirka-Kem, the Kiviristi rapids and Tyuterin rapids on the Okhta and Sosnovy, Pulo-Porog and Bolshoi Padun on the Belomorskaya Shuya. There are absolutely splendid rapids in Karelia, such as the Kumi rifts (falling down from a height of 13.6 m) and Dyurrikb (7 m) on the Voynitsa, Padun Keunyas on the Sudno, the cascading waterfall Kivakka (12 m) on the Olanga. Other waterfalls include the Kivach waterfall (10.7 m), the cascading waterfall Bolshaya Yuma (about 5 m high) on the Kepa and the waterfall rapids Bolshoi Padun (about 18 m high) on the Vincha.

Tourism. In Karelia, the following kinds of tourism are most popular:

  • Catamaran rides on the Suna, Shuya, Okhta, Syamozere, Syapse, Vagatozere;
  • Kayak rides on the Suna, the Shuya, the Okhta, the Uksa, the Vama, the Vodla, the Tumcha, the Tohmayoka, the Tulema, the Loymola, the Vidlitsa, the Lososinka, the Semcha, the Voloma, Sulla-Lenderka, Tunguda, the Chirka Kem, Belomorskaya Shuya, the Vonga, the Keret and Syamozero;
  • Fishing in Lake Yanisyarvi and the Vendyurskiye lakes;
  • Cycling tours of the Karelian Isthmus and around Lake Ladoga.

Sightseeing. In Karelia, there are a lot of natural monuments and historical sights, most of which are very popular:

  • The Kizhi Island, an island in Lake Onega in Karelia, which is a world-famous architectural ensemble consisting of a number of wooden churches, buildings and houses;
  • The Solovetsky Islands. The Solovetsky archipelago, or Solovki, is located in the western part of the White Sea between the Karelsky Pomorem and Summer Bank Onega Peninsula, near the Arctic circle, and consists of six sets of large and small islands: Bolshoi Solovetsky, Anzersky, Bolshoi Muksalma and Maly Muksalma, Bolshoi Zayatsky and Maly Zayatsky;
  • The Kuzova archipelago, on the way from the port of Kem to the Solovetskiye Islands, which includes 16 uninhabited islands, the largest of which are Russky Kuzov and Nemetsky Kuzov;
  • The Valaamsky archipelago, located in Karelia, in the northern part of Lake Ladoga, 22 km from the mainland. The well-known Valaam Monastery is situated on the island of Valaam;
  • The Kivach State Reserve, located in the southern part of Karelia, in the Kondopoga district;
  • The Kivach waterfall, a waterfall on the river Suna in Karelia, about 11 m high;
  • Martsialnye Vody, a mud spa in the Kondopoga district of the Republic of Karelia (Russia), opened on March 20, 1719, by Peter the Great’s decree;
  • Marble quarries, near the border town of Sortavala.

National Parks. On the territory of Karelia, there are several national parks: the Paanayarvi National Park, the Tuulos National Park and the Koytayoki National Park. The Ladozhskie Shkhery National Park and the Kalevalsky Park are planned to be opened soon.

Flora and Fauna. In total, there are 63 mammal species in Karelia – the Ladoga ringed seal, the flying squirrel, the long-eared bat, the beaver and the mukrat. The bear, the lynx, the badger and the wolf are also found in Karelia. There are 285 bird species in Karelia – the chaffinch, the hazel grouse, the black grouse, the white grouse and the wood grouse.

In Karelia, coniferous woods are most common, while there are also pine woods in the north and in the south and fir-tree woods in the south. Deciduous trees are found mostly in the southern part of Karelia and they include: the white birch, the European birch, the aspen, the European alder and rarer breeds, such as the linden, the elm, the maple and the black alder. Karelia is a home to many kinds of berries and mushrooms, such as cowberries, bilberries, cloudberries, whortleberries, cranberries as well as raspberries, now common for the Karelian forests, wild strawberries and currents found in the south.

Climate. The climate of Karelia combines continental and maritime features – it has comparatively mild long winters, cool summers, high humidity and a small air temperature range. The temperature ranges from -5°С to -18° С in January and from +10°С to +22°С in July.