Kola Peninsula

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peninsula

The Kola Peninsula is a large, sparsely populated region in northwestern Russia within the Arctic Circle, known for its tundra landscapes, rich mineral resources, and indigenous Sami population.

Aliases (1)

Kola Peninsula region ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	peninsula →
administrativeRegion	Murmansk Oblast →
belongsTo	Russian Arctic region →
borders	Barents Sea → Finland → Norway → White Sea →
climate	polar climate in northern areas → subarctic climate →
contains	Khibiny Mountains → Kola Superdeep Borehole → Lovozero Massif →
continent	Europe →
country	Russia →
crossedBy	Kola Bay →
geologicalFeature	ancient Precambrian shield rocks →
hasEconomicActivity	fishing → military presence → mining → reindeer herding →
hasEthnicGroup	Karelians → Russians → Sami →
hasIndigenousPeople	Sami people →
hasPort	Murmansk seaport →
hasTransportInfrastructure	Arctic ports → Murmansk Railway →
knownFor	Arctic climate → rich mineral resources → tundra landscapes →
locatedIn	Arctic Circle → northwestern Russia →
majorCity	Apatity → Kirovsk NERFINISHED → Monchegorsk → Murmansk →
naturalResource	apatite → copper → nickel → phosphate ores → rare earth elements →
partOf	Murmansk Oblast →
populationDensity	sparsely populated →
seaCoast	Barents Sea coast → White Sea coast →
strategicImportance	Russian Northern Fleet base area →
timeZone	Moscow Time →
vegetationZone	forest-tundra → tundra →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kildin Sámi → Ter Sámi →	spokenIn
Fennoscandia →	contains
Sámi →	culturalRegionIncludes
Sami languages →	historicallySpokenIn
Kildin Sámi →	historicalRegion
Fennoscandia →	includes
Arctic theatre of World War II →	locatedIn
Murmansk Oblast →	locatedOn
Rybachy Peninsula ("Kola Peninsula region") →	partOf
Ter Sami →	region
Sami →	spokenInRegion
Sami people →	traditionalTerritory