Arkhangelsk (Oblast) - Archangelsk (Oblast)

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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

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 ArkhangelskWebsite of this institutionArkhangelsk in the Wikipedia encyclopediaArkhangelsk in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsArkhangelsk (Q1851) in the Wikidata database, Capital of the Oblast
  • 2 SeverodvinskWebsite of this institutionSeverodvinsk in the Wikivoyage travel guide in another languageSeverodvinsk in the Wikipedia encyclopediaSeverodvinsk in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsSeverodvinsk (Q190499) in the Wikidata database, Shipbuilding, submarine yards
  • 3 KotlasWebsite of this institutionKotlas in the travel guide Wikivoyage in another languageKotlas in the Wikipedia encyclopediaKotlas in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsKotlas (Q155455) in the Wikidata database

Other goals

  • The archipelago 1 SolovetskySolovetsky in the Wikipedia encyclopediaSolovetsky in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsSolowezki (Q1432983) in the Wikidata database lies in the White Sea. The monastery complexes on the island are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • 2 Plesetsk CosmodromePlesetsk Cosmodrome in the Wikipedia encyclopediaPlesetsk Cosmodrome in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryPlesetsk Cosmodrome (Q15778) in the Wikidata database, Spaceport, rocket launch site near the city 4 MirnyMirny in the Wikipedia encyclopediaMirny in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsMirny (Q15778) in the Wikidata database
  • 3  Kenosero National Park (Кенозерский национальный парк). Kenosero National Park in the Wikivoyage travel guide in another languageKenosero National Park in the Wikipedia encyclopediaKenosero National Park in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsKenosero National Park (Q738716) in the Wikidata database.The park was established in 1991. Since 2004 it has been a UNESCO biosphere reserve.
  • 4  Wodloserski National Park (Водлозе́рский национальный парк). Wodloserski National Park in the Wikivoyage travel guide in another languageWodloserski National Park in the Wikipedia encyclopediaWodloserski National Park in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryWodloserski National Park (Q965058) in the Wikidata database.The park was established in 1991.

background

language

getting there

mobility

Tourist Attractions

Solovetsky Monastery

activities

kitchen

nightlife

security

climate

literature

Web links

http://dvinaland.ru/ (ru) - Official website of Arkhangelsk Oblast

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