KEXHOLM, that part of Finland which borders upon Russia. The lake Ladoga crosses it, and divides it into two parts. By the treaty between Russia and Sweden in 1721, the Swedes were obliged to abandon the best part to the Russians, who now possess the whole. The country in general is full of lakes and marshes, thinly inhabited, and badly cultivated. The lake above mentioned is 120 miles in length.
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