Murmansk

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Murmansk is a major Arctic port city in northwestern Russia, known for its ice-free harbor and strategic military and shipping importance.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative center
city
port city
connectedTo St. Petersburg by rail
country Russia
founded 1916
foundedAs Romanov-on-Murman NERFINISHED
hasAdministrativeDivisionType city of oblast significance
hasCallingCode +7 8152
hasClimate subarctic climate
hasEconomicActivity energy sector support
fishing industry
military logistics
port services
shipping
hasFeature ice-free harbor
midnight sun in summer
polar night in winter
hasHarbor commercial harbor
naval harbor
hasNearbyFacility nuclear icebreaker base
hasPopulation over 250000
hasPortCapability handling Arctic shipping
year-round navigation
hasPortType ice-free port
seaport
hasPostalCodePrefix 183
hasStatus administrative center of Murmansk Oblast
hasTransportInfrastructure airport
railway connections
seaport
isLargestCityNorthOfArcticCircle true
isTerminusOf Kirov Railway NERFINISHED
languageUsed Russian
locatedIn Arctic region NERFINISHED
Murmansk Oblast NERFINISHED
northwestern Russia NERFINISHED
locatedNear Barents Sea NERFINISHED
locatedOn Kola Bay NERFINISHED
locatedOnContinent Europe
partOf Northwestern Federal District of Russia NERFINISHED
playsRoleIn Northern Sea Route operations NERFINISHED
renamed Murmansk NERFINISHED
strategicImportance Arctic shipping
Northern Fleet support
military
timeZone Moscow Time
usedBy Russian Navy NERFINISHED
merchant fleet

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Murmansk Oblast capital Murmansk
Fennoscandia hasMajorCity Murmansk
Murmansk Oblast hasMajorCity Murmansk
Northwest Russia hasMajorPort Murmansk
Barents Sea hasPort Murmansk
Murmansk Oblast hasPortCity Murmansk
Murmansk Oblast knownFor Murmansk
this entity surface form: "ice-free Arctic port of Murmansk"
Kola Peninsula majorCity Murmansk

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