Lake Peipus

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battle freshwater lake lake transboundary lake

Lake Peipus is a large transboundary freshwater lake on the border between Estonia and Russia, known for its ecological importance and historical significance as the site of the 1242 Battle on the Ice.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Battle on the Ice 0
Estonian–Russian transboundary water system 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
freshwater lake ⓘ
lake ⓘ
transboundary lake ⓘ
basinCountry Estonia ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
border Estonia–Russia border ⓘ
borderCity Pskov NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tartu ⓘ
borderSettlement Gdov ⓘ
Kallaste ⓘ
Mustvee ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Estonia ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
drainageBasinCountry Estonia ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
ecosystemType lake ecosystem ⓘ
eventLocation Battle on the Ice ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Peipsi Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ
Peipsi–Pihkva Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalIssue biodiversity pressure ⓘ
eutrophication risk ⓘ
pollution from agriculture ⓘ
hasLanguageRegion Estonian ⓘ
Russian language ⓘ
surface form: Russian
hasLegalStatus international lake ⓘ
hasPart Lake Lämmi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lake Peipsi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lake Pihkva NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasUse commercial fishing ⓘ
recreational fishing ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
transportation ⓘ
knownFor Battle on the Ice ⓘ
bird habitats ⓘ
ecological importance ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
locatedIn Baltic states ⓘ
surface form: Baltic region

Eastern Europe ⓘ
locatedOnBorderOf Estonia ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
location Lake Peipus NERFINISHED ⓘ
outflow Narva River ⓘ
partOf Lake Peipus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Estonian–Russian transboundary water system

Narva River ⓘ
surface form: Narva River basin
pointInTime 1242 ⓘ
significantEvent Battle on the Ice ⓘ
waterType freshwater ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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Lake Peipus → partOf → Lake Peipus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Estonian–Russian transboundary water system