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The Kola Peninsula is a large landmass in northwestern Russia that extends into the Arctic Ocean. It matters because it is home to significant natural resources and Arctic settlements that are important to Russia's economy and geopolitical presence in the far north.
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- Tsardom of Russia
- Located in
- Murmansk Oblast
- Area
- 100000
- Body of water
- Niva
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- Satellite image of Kola Peninsula in June 2001.jpg
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- Niva
- name
- Куэлнэгк нёа̄ррк
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Map of the Kola Peninsula and adjacent seas. From the Dutch Novus Atlas (1635). Cartographer: Willem Janszoon Blaeu
The Kola Peninsula (Russian: Ко́льский полуо́стров, romanized: Kolsky poluostrov; Kildin Sami: Куэлнэгк нёа̄ррк) is a peninsula in the extreme northwest of Russia, and one of the largest peninsulas of Europe. Constituting the bulk of the territory of Murmansk Oblast, it lies almost completely inside the Arctic Circle and is bordered by the Barents Sea to the north and by the White Sea to the east and southeast. The city of Murmansk, the most populous settlement on the peninsula, has a population of roughly 270,000 residents.
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