Kalmasaari
Geography | |
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Location | Vuokkijärvi |
Coordinates | 64°38′56″N 30°08′09″E / 64.648996°N 30.135840°E |
Area | 0.0115 km2 (0.0044 sq mi) |
Length | 0.22 km (0.137 mi) |
Width | 0.08 km (0.05 mi) |
Administration | |
Province | Kainuu |
Federation subject | Republic of Karelia |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
Kalmasaari (lit. 'Death Island', also Kalmosaari,
border zone and is off-limits to the general public.[1]
Kalmasaari was used as a cemetery by the Eastern Orthodox villages of Kuivajärvi, Hietajärvi and Vuokinsalmi until 1922 when the Finland–Russia border was determined. A new cemetery was established to the Kalmisaari island of lake Kuivajärvi, 4 kilometres west of Kalmasaari.[1]
The Russian name of Kalmasaari is ″Раясаари″, which is a transliterated version of Finnish word ″Rajasaari″ meaning ″Border Island″.[2]
References
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- ^ a b "Kalmasaari" (in Finnish). Finnish Heritage Agency. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Остров Раясаари" (in Russian). Wikimapia. Retrieved 11 November 2022.