Murman Coast

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← Previous revision Revision as of 18:14, 28 April 2026 Line 2: Line 2: {{coord|display=title|68|56|13|N|36|49|02|E|type:landmark_region:RU}} {{coord|display=title|68|56|13|N|36|49|02|E|type:landmark_region:RU}} [[File:Fantastic landscape - panoramio.jpg|thumb|300px|The Murman Coast on the [[Rybachy Peninsula]]]] [[File:Fantastic landscape - panoramio.jpg|thumb|300px|The Murman Coast on the [[Rybachy Peninsula]]]] ⚫ The '''Murman Coast''' ({{langx|ru|Мурманский берег}}, {{langx|no|Murmankysten}}) is a coastal area in [[Murmansk Oblast]] in northwest [[Russia]]. It is located on the southern side of the [[Barents Sea]], between the [[Norway–Russia border]] and [[Cape Svyatoy Nos, Murmansk Oblast|Cape Svyatoy Nos]]. The major rivers flowing to the sea at the coast are the [[Tuloma River|Tuloma]] and the [[Voronya River|Voronya]].

⚫ The '''Murman Coast''' ({{langx|ru|Мурманский берег}}; {{langx|no|Murmankysten}}) is a coastal area in [[Murmansk Oblast]] in northwest [[Russia]]. It is located on the southern side of the [[Barents Sea]], between the [[Norway–Russia border]] and [[Cape Svyatoy Nos, Murmansk Oblast|Cape Svyatoy Nos]]. The major rivers flowing to the sea at the coast are the [[Tuloma River|Tuloma]] and the [[Voronya River|Voronya]]. ⚫ The coast originally home to coastal [[Sami people|Saami]] by the 13th century became populated by [[Pomor]]s. The name "Murman" is believed to be a corruption of the word [[Normans|Norman]], referring to the Norsemen. In [[Old Norse]] this region was referred to as [[Bjarmaland]].

==History== ⚫ [[Subdivisions of Russia#Administrative divisions|Administratively]], the Murman Coast is shared between [[Pechengsky District|Pechengsky]], [[Kolsky District|Kolsky]] and [[Lovozersky District|Lovozersky]] Districts of [[Murmansk Oblast]] and [[Zaozyorsk]], [[Vidyayevo]], [[Alexandrovsk, Murmansk Oblast|Aleksandrovsk]], [[Murmansk]], [[Severomorsk]], [[Ostrovnoy, Murmansk Oblast|Ostrovnoy]]. ⚫ The coast originally home to coastal [[Sami people|Saami]] by the 13th century became populated by [[Pomor]]s. The name ''Murman'' is believed to be a corruption of the word [[Normans|Norman]], referring to the Norsemen. In [[Old Norse]], this region was referred to as ''[[Bjarmaland]]''.
==Geography== ⚫ The Murman Coast is administratively shared between [[Pechengsky District|Pechengsky]], [[Kolsky District|Kolsky]] and [[Lovozersky District]]s of [[Murmansk Oblast]], and [[Zaozyorsk]], [[Vidyayevo]], [[Alexandrovsk, Murmansk Oblast|Aleksandrovsk]], [[Murmansk]], [[Severomorsk]], [[Ostrovnoy, Murmansk Oblast|Ostrovnoy]].

The cities of [[Zaozyorsk]], [[Gadzhiyevo]], [[Polyarny, Murmansk Oblast|Polyarny]], [[Snezhnogorsk, Murmansk Oblast|Snezhnogorsk]], [[Murmansk]], [[Kola (town)|Kola]], [[Severomorsk]], [[Ostrovnoy, Murmansk Oblast|Ostrovnoy]] are all located on the Murman Coast. The cities of [[Zaozyorsk]], [[Gadzhiyevo]], [[Polyarny, Murmansk Oblast|Polyarny]], [[Snezhnogorsk, Murmansk Oblast|Snezhnogorsk]], [[Murmansk]], [[Kola (town)|Kola]], [[Severomorsk]], [[Ostrovnoy, Murmansk Oblast|Ostrovnoy]] are all located on the Murman Coast.