RUSSIAN HERITAGE OF DIWWIE AND KAREL DE BEER

LAKE LADOGALake Ladoga in Russia is closely indicated as the origin of the De Beer genealogical line of the specific family tree of Diwwie de Beer,the author of the De Beer Family History in South Africa. His and Karel de Beer's DNA was tested by the CCSR (Councel for Science Research) and the Univerity of Pretoria in South Africa. Lake Ladoga (Russian Ladozhskoye Ozero), lake, northwestern Russia, near Saint Petersburg, the largest lake in Europe. It is 201 km (125 mi) long, 120 km (75 mi) wide, covers 18,390 sq km (7,100 sq mi), and has a maximum depth of 225 m (738 ft). The lake receives the waters of Lake Onega, of many rivers in Russia, and of Lake Saimaa and other lakes in Finland. The major outlet is the Neva River, which empties into the Gulf of Finland. The Ladoga Canal and other canals connect the lake to Saint Petersburg, the White Sea, and the Volga River valley. The lake is important commercially as a source of fish. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2007. © 1993-2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.