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Norilsk (Russian: Нори́льск, IPA: [nɐˈrʲilʲsk]) is a closed city in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located south of the western Taymyr Peninsula, around 90 km east of the Yenisey River and 1,500 km north of Krasnoyarsk. Norilsk is 300 km north of the Arctic Circle and 2,400 km from the North Pole.
1. Visit the Norilsk Golgotha. Legion Media. Norilsk is one of the largest industrial centers in Russia. But this “oasis in the center of a snowy desert” (as a local newspaper wrote back in the...
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What life is like in Norilsk, the world’s northernmost industrial city - Russia Beyond. Factory routine. Pavel Kuzmichev. Follow Russia Beyond on Instagram. More than a third of the world's...
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Apr 2, 2015 · If you're looking for cities with more than 100,000 people, you'll find nothing north of Norilsk, Russia's second-largest city (after Murmansk) inside the Arctic Circle. Norilsk might also be one of the world's most isolated cities.
Mar 21, 2019 · In our latest Through the Lens, Russian photographer Elena Chernyshova explores what it’s like to live in a city 400km north of the Arctic Circle.
Norilsk, city, Krasnoyarsk kray (territory), central Russia, in the Rybnaya Valley amid the Putoran Mountains. Founded in 1935, Norilsk lies north of the Arctic Circle and is one of the world’s leading producing centres for nickel and platinum. Copper is also mined.
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Jul 23, 2023 · The remote Russian city of Norilsk, above the Arctic Circle, is known for its history of forced labor camps, mining, and railways.
