Murmansk Oblast

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Murmansk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia located on the Kola Peninsula in the far northwest, known for its Arctic climate, major port city of Murmansk, and significant military and mining activities.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Murmansk Oblast canonical 41
Murmansk region 4
Murmansk Oblast authorities 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf federal subject of Russia
oblast of Russia
administrativeCenter Murmansk
bordersBodyOfWater Barents Sea
White Sea
bordersCountry Finland
Norway
bordersFederalSubject Republic of Karelia
capital Murmansk
climate Arctic climate
subarctic climate
containsMilitaryBase Gadzhiyevo
Polyarny
Severomorsk
country Russia
hasAirport Murmansk Airport
hasEconomicActivity energy production
fishing
mineral extraction
shipping
hasEthnicGroup Russians
hasFeature midnight sun
polar night
hasIndigenousPeople Sami people
hasMajorCity Apatity
Kandalaksha
Monchegorsk
Murmansk
Severomorsk
hasNaturalResource apatite
copper
iron ore
nickel
rare earth elements
hasPortCity Kandalaksha
Murmansk
hasTransportInfrastructure Kirov Railway
linked to: Murmansk Railway

Murmansk port
linked to: Murmansk seaport
knownFor Northern Fleet bases
linked to: Northern Fleet

ice-free Arctic port of Murmansk
linked to: Murmansk

military presence
mining industry
nickel production
phosphate mining
locatedIn Arctic region
Northern European Russia
linked to: Northern Russia

Northwestern Federal District
locatedOn Kola Peninsula
partOf Russian Arctic
linked to: Arctic region
timeZone Moscow Time

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (47)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Petsamo, Finland currentFederalSubject Murmansk Oblast
Soviet Navy notableBase Murmansk region
linked to: Murmansk Oblast
Rybachy Peninsula locatedIn Murmansk Oblast
Rybachy Peninsula governedBy Murmansk Oblast authorities
linked to: Murmansk Oblast
White Sea locatedOnCoastOf Murmansk Oblast
Ter Sámi region Murmansk Oblast
Arctic theatre of World War II locatedIn Murmansk Oblast
Kola Peninsula partOf Murmansk Oblast
Kola Peninsula administrativeRegion Murmansk Oblast
Northwestern FD includesRegion Murmansk Oblast
Kildin Sámi region Murmansk Oblast
Northwest Russia includes Murmansk Oblast
Fennoscandia contains Murmansk Oblast
Northern Russia contains Murmansk region
linked to: Murmansk Oblast
Kirkenes roadConnectionTo Murmansk region
linked to: Murmansk Oblast
Murmansk locatedIn Murmansk Oblast
Operation Silver Fox location Murmansk Oblast
Pechenga locatedIn Murmansk Oblast
Liinahamari locatedIn Murmansk Oblast
Republic of Karelia borders Murmansk Oblast
subject linked to: Russian Republic of Karelia
Kirovsk locatedIn Murmansk Oblast
Severomorsk locatedIn Murmansk Oblast
Severomorsk federalSubject Murmansk Oblast
Motovsky Gulf locatedIn Murmansk Oblast
Sredny Peninsula locatedIn Murmansk Oblast
Sredny Peninsula administrativeRegion Murmansk Oblast
Northern Front (Soviet Union) areaOfOperations Murmansk region
linked to: Murmansk Oblast
Pomorye partlyOverlaps Murmansk Oblast
Kandalaksha locatedIn Murmansk Oblast
Kandalaksha federalSubject Murmansk Oblast
Tersky Coast of the White Sea partOf Murmansk Oblast
Ter Sámi spokenIn Murmansk Oblast
Kola Bay locatedIn Murmansk Oblast
Khibiny Mountains locatedIn Murmansk Oblast
Kola Superdeep Borehole location Murmansk Oblast
White Sea coast administrativelyIn Murmansk Oblast
Murmansk Railway regionServed Murmansk Oblast
Murmansk Railway passesThrough Murmansk Oblast
Lovozero Massif locatedIn Murmansk Oblast
Murmansk seaport locatedIn Murmansk Oblast