Murmansk Oblast
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Murmansk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia, located in the northwestern part of the country, with a total land area of 144,900 square kilometres. Its only internal border is the Republic of Kareli
Kandalaksha Gulf
Vaidagubsky lighthouse in Murmansk Oblast
Oblast Administration (right) and City Administration (left) buildings on Lenin's Avenue, Murmansk
The Polar Alpine Botanical Garden (Полярно-альпийский ботанический сад-институт) in Kirovsk
Kola Peninsula
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The Kola Peninsula is a peninsula in the extreme northwest of Russia, and one of the largest peninsulas of Europe. Constituting the bulk of the territory of Murmansk Oblast, it lies almost completely
Murmansk Oblast
…population was 795,409; however, at the 2021 Census, the population had declined to 667,744. Geographically, Murmansk Oblast is located mainly on the Kola Peninsula almost completely north of the Arctic Circle and is a part of the larger Sápmi (Lapland) region that spans over four countries. The oblast borders with…
View of the Kola Peninsula near Murmansk
The Khibiny Mountains have an Arctic-moderate climate
Ripe cloudberry
An Arctic fox