Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Russia - Murmansk Oblast - Murmansk


Aurora Borealis in Murmansk.

Sent by Mashe from Murmansk, Russia.

Murmansk (RussianМу́рманскKildin SamiМурман ланнҍNorthern SamiMurmánskaSkolt Sami:Muurman) is a port city and the administrative centre of Murmansk OblastRussia, located in the extreme northwest part of Russia, on the Kola Bay, an inlet of the Barents Sea on the northern shore of the Kola Peninsula, not far from Russia's borders with Norway and Finland. Regardless of how north it is, Murmansk tends to be nearly the same as any other Russian city of its size, featuring highway and railway access to the rest of Europe, a railway station, and a trolleybus system, in fact, the northernmost on Earth. Population: 307,257 (2010 Census); 336,137 (2002 Census); 468,039 (1989 Census). Despite its rapidly declining population, Murmansk remains the largest city north of the Arctic Circle. (read further)




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