Lake Syamozero Lake Syamozero Lake Syamozero (, , Karelian: "Seämärvi") is a large freshwater lake in the Republic of Karelia, northwestern part of Russia. It is located west of Petrozavodsk, the capital of the Republic, and has an area of 265–270 km². Maximum depth is about 24 m. There are a few islands on the lake. Syamozero is used for fishery, water transport and timber rafting. The lake is part of the basin of the Shuya River, which flows into Lake Onega. On June 18, 2016, 14 children died when a storm caught a tour group on the lake. Four people have
Onega, Russia limited passenger service on the Onega Bay. The Onega is served by the Onega Airport which has weekly passenger flights to Arkhangelsk and to the "selo" of Purnema on the Onega Peninsula. Close to the town, there is also an uncompleted military air base, Onega Andozero. In 2003, the Russian inland oil shipping company Volgotanker started using the White Sea-Baltic Canal for exporting fuel oil. The scheme involved delivering oil by river tanker, over the canal and into a floating transfer terminal near the Osinki Island in the Onega Bay, 36 km north-east of the port of Onega, for transfer