Where is the city of Murmansk? Longitude and breadth of Murmansk

Murmansk ... Almost all residents of Russia this name is associated with something far away, northern and cold. But not everyone can accurately show the location of this city on the map. Where is it located? What is the longitude and breadth of Murmansk? The answers to these questions can be found in our article.

Longitude and breadth of Murmansk. Geographical location of the city

Murmansk is the largest city among those that are located beyond the Arctic Circle. Today, more than 300 thousand people live here. Where exactly is the city located? What is the exact geographical latitude of Murmansk?

The city is located in the north-western part of Russia among the hills and marshes of the Kola Peninsula. In 50 km from it there is a coast of the Barents sea and a direct exit to the international sea trading ways. Modern Murmansk is the most important transport hub of the country.

It is enough to look at the map to understand that the city is located in the Northern Hemisphere of the Earth, almost immediately beyond the Arctic Circle (the latitude of Murmansk is 68.5 degrees). More precise geographical coordinates of the city are shown in the table below.

From the capital of Russia, Murmansk separates the distance of 1500 km, and from St. Petersburg - a distance of 1000 km. By the way, many mistakenly believe that the climate in Murmansk is quite cold and severe. In fact, the average winter temperatures here are -10 degrees Celsius, in summer the air temperature often rises to +20 ... 25 degrees. The reason for this is the proximity of the city to the sea, which only increases the influence of the warm North Atlantic Current (the branch of the famous Gulf Stream).

8 interesting facts about Murmansk

In order to better understand and understand this city, we suggest you familiarize yourself with the most interesting facts about it:

• Murmansk is one of the twelve hero cities of the former USSR;
• In the city there are several dozens of lakes, the largest of them - Semenovskoe, Bolshoye and Srednee;
• The walls of houses in Murmansk are often decorated with a multicolored mosaic - so Murmansk residents are struggling with the "color starvation" and the grayness of a fairly long winter;
• The second largest ethnic group in Murmansk is Ukrainians (about 5%);
• "Murmansk people are extremely harsh and sullen" - this is another myth about the inhabitants of the city (in fact they are incredibly kind and responsive);
• In Murmansk the world's most northerly McDonald's operates;
• In Murmansk was built the only one outside the Arctic Circle Oceanarium;
• In the city hilly relief, but because there are a lot of stairs and steps.