Norilsk

Stadt in Russland

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Norilsk is a major industrial city in far northern Russia, located about 300 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle with a population of around 177,000 people, making it the world's northernmost city with more than 180,000 inhabitants. The city is significant as a major production center in one of Russia's most remote regions, situated in Krasnoyarsk Krai roughly 1,500 kilometers north of the regional capital.

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Russian inhabited locality.en_name: Norilsk
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name: Норильск
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline: Norilsk 03.jpg
Russian inhabited locality.image_caption: Leninsky Prospekt in central Norilsk (June 2016)
Russian inhabited locality.image_flag: Flag of Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai.svg
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa: Coat of arms of Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai.svg
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject: Krasnoyarsk Krai
Russian inhabited locality.adm_inhabloc_jur: district city of Norilsk
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of1: district city of Norilsk
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat: City
Russian inhabited locality.urban_okrug_jur: Norilsk Urban Okrug

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Norilsk (russisch Нори́льск) ist eine an den Nordwestausläufern des Mittelsibirischen Berglandes gelegene Großstadt im Norden der Region Krasnojarsk in Russland. Sie hat 175.365 Einwohner (Stand 14. Oktober 2010) und gilt als nördlichste Großstadt der Erde. Aufgrund der Nickel-Produktion weisen die Stadt und ihre Umgebung eine hohe Umweltverschmutzung auf. Nach einigen Schätzungen stammt ein Prozent der globalen Schwefeldioxid-Emissionen von den Nickel-Hütten des Unternehmens Nornickel.

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