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    Murmansk Oblast is the northernmost region of northwestern Russia, on the Kola Peninsula, which borders Finland 's Lapland to the west, Norway 's Finnmark Region to the northwest, the Barents Sea to the north, the White Sea to the southeast, and Karelia to the south.
    Murmansk, oblast (region), northwestern Russia, occupying the Kola Peninsula between the White and Barents seas. Its upland blocks and mountain massifs, rising to 3,907 feet (1,191 metres) in the Khibiny Mountains, are covered by tundra in the north and swampy forest, or taiga, in the south.
    Murmansk Oblast (Russian: Му́рманская о́бласть, Murmanskaya oblast') is a federal subject in northwestern Russia. The administrative centre is Murmansk, where most of the population lives. The oblast has a population of 741,511.
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    Constituting the bulk of the territory of Murmansk Oblast, it lies almost completely inside the Arctic Circle and is bordered by the Barents Sea to the north and by the White Sea to the east and southeast. The city of Murmansk, the most populous settlement on the peninsula, has a population of roughly 270,000 residents.
    As of the 2010 Census, its population was 795,409, but at the 2021 Census this 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.
    Murmansk Oblast is of interest to a tourist mostly for its novelty value—it is in Russia's extreme north, above the Arctic Circle, and is relatively easy to get to from Saint Petersburg. The highlights of a Murmansk Oblast trip are its capital and perhaps also an adventurous trip out to Kola.
    Benefiting from the North Atlantic Current, Murmansk resembles cities of its size across western Russia, with highway and railway access to the rest of Europe, and the northernmost trolleybus system on Earth. It lies over 2° north of the Arctic Circle.
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  3. Murmansk - Wikipedia

    WEBMurmansk (Russian: Мурманск; Kildin Sami: Мурман ланнҍ; Skolt Sami: Muurman and Northern Sami: Murmánska) is a port city and the …

    • Country: Russia
    • City status since: July 19, 1916
    • City Day: October 4
    • Elevation: 50 m (160 ft)
  4. Murmansk | Russia, Map, & Population | Britannica

    WEBApr 5, 2024 · Murmansk, oblast (region), northwestern Russia, occupying the Kola Peninsula between the White and Barents seas. Its upland blocks and mountain massifs, rising to 3,907 feet (1,191 metres) in the Khibiny …

  5. Kola Peninsula - Wikipedia

  6. Murmansk Oblast – Travel guide at Wikivoyage

  7. Murmansk | Russia, Population, Port, & Facts | Britannica

    WEBApr 27, 2024 · Murmansk, seaport and center of Murmansk oblast (region), northwestern Russia, lying 125 miles (200 km) north of the Arctic Circle, and on the eastern shore of Kola Bay, 30 miles (48 km) from the ice-free …

  8. Murmansk Oblast, Russia guide

    WEBMurmansk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia located in northwest of the country, mainly on the Kola Peninsula, part of the North-West Federal District. Murmansk is the capital city of the region. The population of …

  9. Murmansk Oblast - Wikiwand

  10. Travel to Murmansk, the Largest City North of the …

    WEBJun 6, 2019 · Murmansk is the largest city in the world above the Arctic Circle and the administrative center of Murmansk Oblast. It is an important historical and cultural city largely because of its military and trade …

  11. Murmansk Oblast - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia