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Coordinates: 69°20′N 88°13′E. 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.
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.
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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.
Norilsk (Russian: Нори́льск nah-REEL'SK) is a large city in Taymyria. Because of its strategic importance for nickel ore processing, Norilsk is a closed city and special permission (except for Russian and Belarusian nationals) is needed for travel, which is generally only granted for guided tours.
The Norilsk Urban District or Norilsk Urban Okrug (Russian: Город Норильск) is an administrative [1] and municipal city district (okrug), one of the twenty-two in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is enclaved inside the Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District. The area of the district is 4,509 square kilometers (1,741 sq mi).
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