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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.
Norilsk is a city in Krasnoyarsk Krai in Siberia, with almost 180,000 people. It lies about 300 kilometres (190 mi) north of the arctic circle, and over 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) north of Krasnoyarsk. There are many ore deposits in the region, especially nickel and copper.
In 1825, however, a common Norwegian and Russian commission was established to draw a border line, resulting in a report and a map which was approved by both countries' authorities. The treaty was signed in Saint Petersburg on 14 May 1826, and the following summer border poles were laid along the border.
The Norilsk Urban District or Norilsk Urban Okrug (Russian: Город Норильск) is an administrative [1] and municipal city district , one of the twenty-two in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is enclaved inside the Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District .
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Norilsk. Type: City with 175,000 residents. Description: city in Russia. Categories: city or town, closed city, big city and locality. Location: Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe. View on OpenStreetMap.
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A route through the frosty capital of the Taymyr Peninsula and its surrounding areas. 8 hours11 km7 objects. Norilsk is one of the coldest and windiest cities in Russia, if not the entire world. This place has a very unique vibe and a history that has had both bright and dark chapters.
