Murmansk is the administrative center and largest city of Murmansk Oblast in the far northwest part of Russia. It is a major port city and is the world's most populous city north of the Arctic Circle. It sits on both slopes and banks of Kola Bay, with its bulk on the east bank of the inlet. The bay, a modest fjord, is an estuarine inlet of the Barents Sea. The city is a major port of the Arctic Ocean and is about 100 kilometres (62 mi) from the border with Norway, 180 kilometres (110 mi) from the border with Finland, and 1,930 kilometres (1,200 mi) from Moscow.
- Country
- Russia, Russian Empire, Soviet Union
- Inception
- October 4, 1916
- Website
- http://www.citymurmansk.ru/
