Rybachy Peninsula

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The Rybachy Peninsula is a remote, sparsely populated peninsula in the far northwest of Russia, jutting into the Barents Sea near the border with Norway and known for its Arctic landscapes and strategic military significance.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf peninsula
adjacentTo Sredny Peninsula
borders Barents Sea
Motovsky Gulf
country Russia
governedBy Murmansk Oblast authorities
hasAccess gravel roads
hasActivity border security
military training
reindeer herding
hasCharacteristic Arctic landscape
cliffs
remote
rocky coastline
sparsely populated
strategic military significance
tundra vegetation
hasClimate subarctic climate
hasCoastlineOn Arctic Ocean
hasEconomicActivity fishing
tourism
hasEcosystem Arctic tundra
hasFeature coastal plateaus
lakes
small rivers
hasIndigenousPeople Sami people
hasLanguage Russian
hasMinorityLanguage Sami
hasPopulationDensity very low
hasSeasonalPhenomenon midnight sun
polar night
hasSettlementType small villages
hasWildlife Arctic fox
reindeer
seabirds
knownFor Arctic hiking routes
World War II fortifications
birdwatching
locatedIn Arctic Circle
Murmansk Oblast
northwest Russia
locatedInOrNear Barents Sea
locatedNear Norway
partOf Far North of Russia
Kola Peninsula region
timeZone Moscow Time
usedFor military purposes
wasImportantDuring World War II

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Moscow Peace Treaty
cededRegion

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