Lake Ratva

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Lake Ratva
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Lake Ratva
Coordinates 59°13′13″N27°13′38″E / 59.22028°N 27.22722°E / 59.22028; 27.22722
Basin  countries Estonia

Lake Ratva is a lake in the province in Ida-Viru County, Estonia, [1] and is 140 km east of the Estonian capital of Tallinn. Lake Ratva is 56 metres above sea level. [2]

Around lake Ratva, mainly mixed forest grows. [3] It stretches 0.6 kilometers in a north-south direction, and 0.5 kilometers in an east-west direction.

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