Ontajärvi

Ontajärvi is the Karelian name for Ondozero, a lake and settlement in the wooded interior west of Vygozero. The Onda enters the lake, whose waters belong to a network of northern rivers and lakes. Routes through this country linked the Segozero basin with the Vyg and the White Sea; boats and their cargoes were carried across short divides between waterways. Forest and water together define the landscape around the lake.