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The oblast Arkhangelsk(Архангельская область) located in Northwest Russia. It borders on the to the west Republic of Karelia, in the south to the oblasts Vologda and Kirov. In the east is the republic Komi, in the northeast of the Autonomous Okrug of the Nenets. In the northwest it borders on the Barents Sea and ans White sea.
Regions
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Map of Arkhangelsk Oblast with the M8 trunk road
The mainland portion of the oblast can be divided into
- Northern part: The coast of the White Sea and the delta of the northern Dvina. Archangelsk and Severodvinsk are the largest cities here, otherwise sparsely populated.
- center: the less populated part with the worst roads, a gap between north and south. The Plesetsk Cosmodrome is located there.
- Southern part: agricultural and populous part with a number of ancient cities such as Kargopol, Velsk, Solvychegodsk and Kotlas.
Lying in the Northern Arctic Ocean
- Novaya Zemlya: The double island belonging to Arkhangelsk Oblast lies in the northern extension of the Urals and is through Karastrasse separated from the mainland. Both main islands are north of the Arctic Circle. You separate the Barents Sea to the west of the Kara Sea in the East. Nuclear weapons tests were carried out on the sparsely populated islands from 1955 to 1990.
- Franz Josef Land: (Земля Франца-Иосифа): The archipelago, located further north in the Arctic Ocean, was named around 1870 after the then Austrian Emperor Franz Josef.
places
- 1 Arkhangelsk
, Capital of the Oblast
- 2 Severodvinsk
, Shipbuilding, submarine yards
- 3 Kotlas
Other goals
- The archipelago 1 Solovetsky lies in the White Sea. The monastery complexes on the island are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- 2 Plesetsk Cosmodrome , Spaceport, rocket launch site near the city 4 Mirny
- 3 Kenosero National Park (Кенозерский национальный парк). The park was established in 1991. Since 2004 it has been a UNESCO biosphere reserve.
- 4 Wodloserski National Park (Водлозе́рский национальный парк). The park was established in 1991.
background
language
getting there
- By plane: airport Arkhangelsk
- On the street: From Moscow on the
above Sergiev Posad, Rostov, Vologda and Arkhangelsk to Severodvinsk.
- By train: The Northern RailwayСе́верная железная дорога connects Moscow with the city of Arkhangelsk.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
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Solovetsky Monastery
activities
kitchen
nightlife
security
climate
literature
Web links
http://dvinaland.ru/ (ru) - Official website of Arkhangelsk Oblast