Apatity
Sign in to saveApatity (, ) is a town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located along the Murman Railway, west of Kirovsk and south of Murmansk, the administrative center of the oblast. The town is named after one of its most abundant natural resources in the area, apatite, the raw mineral used in the production of phosphorus mineral fertilizers. Population:
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Apatity is a town in northern Russia's Murmansk Oblast, named after the apatite mineral that is abundant in the region and used to make phosphorus fertilizers. The town's location along the Murman Railway and its access to this important mineral resource have made it economically significant for fertilizer production.
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Apatity (, ) is a town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located along the Murman Railway, west of Kirovsk and south of Murmansk, the administrative center of the oblast. The town is named after one of its most abundant natural resources in the area, apatite, the raw mineral used in the production of phosphorus mineral fertilizers. Population:
==Geography== The town is located on the Kola Peninsula, between Lake Imandra and the Khibiny Mountains, by the left bank of the Belaya River.