Map of Murmansk. Map of the Murmansk region

The Murmansk region belongs to the northwestern federal district. It has borders with Karelia, Norway, and Finland. It is located in the north of Europe, on the Kola, Rybachy, and Middle peninsulas. The territory includes a number of islands. White and Barents Sea wash the area. In the western part, the high rocky shores are indented by fjord bays.

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Murmansk region. Satellite view

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The administrative center is the city of Murmansk. Large cities: Apatity, Monchegorsk, Kandalaksha, Severomorsk. Young city – Polyarnye Zori.

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The region is located in the tundra and forest-tundra zone. In the northern part there are dwarf trees: birch and aspen. Spruce and pine make up the wealth of the region. Mosses and lichens cover the tundra. There are many different berries, such as blueberries, cranberries, and lingonberries. The most common animals are elk, deer, and squirrels. Great variety of birds. These are black grouse, wood grouse, white partridge and others. The Barents Sea is home to about 110 species of fish: cod, sea ​​bass, herring. In the rivers: salmon, pike, trout.
On the territory of the region there are various types climate. In the south it is moderately cold, in the north it is subarctic and maritime. Warm current The Gulf Stream moderates the climate. A special feature of the region is the polar night in winter and polar day in summer. In January average temperature air minus 8-15 degrees, in summer plus 8-14 degrees. IN summer period there are frosts. On the sea coast, wind gusts reach 60 m/s. Precipitation ranges from 350 to 1000 mm per year. The region belongs to the regions of the far north.
The Murmansk region is rich in rivers and lakes. The longest length is near the Ponoy River. Rivers: Varzuga, Niva, Voronya, Umba, Tuloma, Kola. The lakes are mainly of glacial origin. The largest is Imandra. The second largest is Umbozero. Large quantity water reserves in underground formations.
Protected areas are represented by the Lapland, Kandalaksha, and Pasvik nature reserves. There is a polar-alpine botanical garden. There are archaeological monuments on the territory of the Kandalaksha Nature Reserve Bronze Age and the remains of silver mines.
There are 89 museums in the region. In Murmansk there are local history, art, and naval museums. In Apatity there is a museum of geology and mineralogy. There is a museum of colored stone in Monchegorsk. Near the villages of Umba, Ponoya and others there are ancient labyrinths made of chains of stones. In the tundra, sacred Sami stones attract people.

Satellite map of the Murmansk region

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Murmansk region - Wikipedia:

Date of formation of the Murmansk region: May 28, 1938
Population of the Murmansk region: 762,371 people
Telephone code of the Murmansk region: 815
Area of ​​the Murmansk region: 144,900 km²
Car code of the Murmansk region: 51

Districts of the Murmansk region:

Kandalaksha, Kola, Lovozero, Pechenga, Tersky

Cities of the Murmansk region - list of cities in alphabetical order:

Apatity city founded in 1926. The population of the city is 56,356 people.
City of Gadzhievo founded in 1957. The population of the city is 12904 people.
City of Zaozersk founded in 1958. The population of the city is 10019 people.
Zapolyarny city founded in 1956. The population of the city is 15194 people.
Kandalaksha city founded in 1548. The population of the city is 32,034 people.
City of Kirovsk founded in 1929. The population of the city is 26,687 people.
Kovdor city founded in 1953. The population of the city is 18912 people.
Kola city founded in 1517. The population of the city is 9701 people.
City of Monchegorsk founded in 1935. The population of the city is 42581 people.
City of Murmansk founded in 1916. The population of the city is 298,096 people.
Olenegorsk city founded in 1949. The population of the city is 21039 people.
Ostrovnoy city founded in 1611. The population of the city is 1876 people.
City of Polyarnye Zori founded in 1968. The population of the city is 14644 people.
Polar city founded in 1896. The population of the city is 17,568 people.
City of Severomorsk founded in 1896. The population of the city is 51,209 people.
Snezhnogorsk city founded in 1970. The population of the city is 12696 people.

Murmansk region with administrative center in the city Murmansk is located in the north-west of the European part of Russia, beyond the Arctic Circle. The territory of the Murmansk region is washed by the Barents and White Seas. Most of the region is located on the Kola Peninsula.

The sights of the region are prehistoric. These are ancient Babylonian labyrinths and rock carvings that were discovered in Zakhrebetny, Ponoy, Kharlovka and others populated areas. It is also worth visiting local history museum the village of Lovozero, where Sami household items are collected. There are also old churches and temples near the coast in the Murmansk region White Sea, which reflect Russian architecture.

Sights of the Murmansk region: Amethysts of Cape Korabl, Yuksporrlak, Mogilnoye, Lamb's forehead near Lake Semenovskoye, Svyatonossky lighthouse
Khibinogorsk Monastery, Museum air force Northern Fleet, Abram-Cape, Amazonites of Mount Parusnaya, Kola Bridge, Lapland Reserve, Lovozero Tundra, Museum of the History of the Murmansk Shipping Company, Murmansk Regional Museum of Local Lore, Murmansk Oceanarium, Nuclear Icebreaker "Lenin", Murmansk Regional Art Museum, Maritime Orthodox church Spas-on-water, Monastyrsky navolok, Kola superdeep well, Museum of colored stone.

The Murmansk region is located in the northwestern part of Russia. A satellite map of the Murmansk region shows that the region borders Norway, Finland and the Republic of Karelia. The area of ​​the region is 144,902 square meters. km. The region is washed by the Barents and White Seas.

The region is divided into 5 municipal districts and 12 urban districts. Largest cities Murmansk region - Murmansk (administrative center), Apatity, Severomorsk, Monchegorsk and Kandalaksha. The region's economy is based on the mining, chemical and fishing industries, as well as non-ferrous metallurgy.

Lapland Nature Reserve in the Murmansk region

Brief history of the Murmansk region

Since the 13th century, the territory of the modern Murmansk region belonged to the Novgorodians. In 1478, this territory became part of the Moscow Principality. In 1708, the region became part of the Arkhangelsk province. In 1883, a separate Kola district was created.

In 1921, the Murmansk province was formed, which in 1927 was transformed into a district and became part of Leningrad region. In 1938, the Murmansk region was founded.

Khibiny National Park

Sights of the Murmansk region

On detailed map In the Murmansk region you can see some natural attractions from a satellite: Kandalaksha and Lapland nature reserves, Pasvik nature reserve, Kola ultra-deep well and the Polar-Alpine Botanical Garden-Institute.

Among the natural attractions of the Murmansk region, it is also worth highlighting the waterfalls on the Chapoma and Titovka rivers, the granitoids of Mikkov Island, the Kuzomensky Sands desert and Lovozero.

Ski resort in Kirovsk

The region has many religious attractions: Trifonov-Pechengsky and Khibinogorsky monasteries, the Church of the Icon Our Lady of Vladimir in the village of Murmashi, the Ascension Cathedral in Monchergorsk, the Annunciation Church in Kola, the Assumption Church in Varzuga and the Holy Intercession Church in Revda. Also in the Murmansk region it is worth seeing the Svyatonossky lighthouse and visiting ski resorts in Khibiny and Kirovsk.