The Largest Lake in Europe, Explained

Hey Everyone, Welcome to Lake Ladoga, Europe's Largest Lake and one that helped shaped the history of this continent. In this video, we talk about the geography, geology, history and urban geography of Lake Ladoga, with an emphasis on how the lake helped the city of Leningrad survive a German Seige in WW2. Hope you enjoy the video. Cheers, Similar Videos:    • This Must be the World’s Strangest Island.      • The Geography of Earth's Strangest Landsca...      • Venezuela's "Islands In The Sky", Explained.      • People Disappear at this Lake, No One Know...      • The Dynamic Geography of the World's Large...   Stock Footage: Envato Elements Sentinel Satellites Archive.org Maps: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection Music: Epidemic Sound (Use my Link Below): https://share.epidemicsound.com/rp697v Tracks: Hazy Particles - Elin Piel Procession of Time - Rand Aldo Unvaried - Elin Piel Boundless Things - Elin Piel Abandoned Dream - Elin Piel Follow me for more Geography Content! Follow my second Youtube channel:    / @urbanatlas_design   Instagram:   / urban_atlas_quest   Tiktok:   / terra_metropolis   Facebook:   / urbanatlas1   Disclaimer: None of the images used in this video belong to me. All images are the property of their respective owners. I do not claim ownership of any of the images used in this video. If you are the rightful owner of any image and wish for it to be removed or properly credited, please contact me and I will promptly take appropriate action. All images are Creative Commons Licensed. Soviet civilians leaving destroyed houses after a German bombardment during the siege, 10 December 1942, Boris Kudoyarov / CC-BY-SA 3.0 Rocks on Valaam Island in Lake Ladoga., CC-BY-SA 4.0 Granodiorite of the Fennoscandian Shield, Mäntymäki in Helsinki, Finland., Óðinn, CC-BY-SA 4.0 Lake Ladoga, Russia, Safa.daneshvar , CC-BY-SA 4.0 Cultural History (historisk) Museum Oslo., Wolfmann, CC-BY-SA 4.0 Staraya Ladoga. The Fortress Of Staraya Ladoga., Александр Байдуков, CC-BY-SA 4.0 Staraya Ladoga. The Fortress Of Staraya Ladoga.jpg, Александр Байдуков, CC-BY-SA 4.0 Lake Ladoga Seal iNaturalist.jpg, (c) Михаил Голомысов, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC-BY-SA 4.0 Soviet civilians leaving destroyed houses after a German bombardment during the siege, 10 December 1942, RIA Novosti archive, CC-BY-SA 4.0 Axis encirclement of Leningrad,CC BY-SA 4.0 Junkers Ju 87Ds over the Eastern Front, winter 1943–44, CC BY-SA 3.0 de An elderly woman drags a starving man during the siege, 7 February 1942, photo by Izrail Ozersky, RIA Novosti archive, CC BY-SA 3.0 Citizens of Leningrad during the 872-day siege, RIA Novosti archive, image 907 , CC BY-SA 3.0 Road of life in November–December 1941, Willi P, WikiForMen, CC BY-SA 4.0 People gathering water from shell-holes on Nevsky Prospect, between Gostiny Dvor and Ostrovsky Square, RIA Novosti archive, image 907 / Boris Kudoyarov / CC-BY-SA 3.0 broken Ring monument on Road of Life.jpg, Commons:RIA Novosti, CC-BY-SA 3.0 Flower of Life memorial complex on the Road of Life, Tanya Savicheva's tablets.jpg, Mramoeba, CC-BY-SA 4.0 The dam of the Volkhov Hydroelectric Station, Gmist, CC BY-SA 3.0 Volkhovstroy I railway station, Azylber , CC BY-SA 3.0 Ulitsa Karelskaya in Sortavala.jpg, Ninaras, CC-BY-SA 4.0 An aerial view of the town center of Sortavala in 2020., Air view of Sortavala city., CC BY-SA 4.0