Gulf of Petsamo
Gulf of Petsamo is a bay in Murmansk Oblast, Northwestern Russia. Gulf of Petsamo is situated nearby to the village Liinakhamari, as well as near the locality Koloniya Gagarka.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Liinakhamari and Nemetsky Peninsula.
Liinakhamari
Village
Photo: Вячеслав Лобанов, CC BY 3.0.
Liinakhamari is an ice-free harbour and a rural locality in Pechengsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia. The harbour belonged to Finland from 1920 until 1944 when it was ceded to the Soviet Union.
Nemetsky Peninsula
Locality
Nemetsky Peninsula is a peninsula in the far north region of continental European Russia. Its name is translated as "German peninsula". The peninsula is connected to the continent by a thin isthmus; thus, the peninsula is nearly completely surrounded by water. Nemetsky Peninsula is situated 9 km north of Gulf of Petsamo.
Gulf of Petsamo
- Type: Bay
- Also known as: “F’yord Petsamo Vuono”, “Pechenga Gulf”, and “Petsamovuono”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Murmansk Oblast, Northwestern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
69.62599° or 69° 37′ 34″ northLongitude
31.37947° or 31° 22′ 46″ eastOpen location code
9GXHJ9GH+9QGeoNames ID
511861
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Swedish—“Gulf of Petsamo” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Petsamonvuono”
- Norwegian: “Guba Pechenga”
- Norwegian: “Pechenga Fiord”
- Norwegian: “Peisenfjord”
- Norwegian: “Petsamo Fiord”
- Norwegian: “Peyzen Fiord”
- Russian: “Bukhta Petsamonvuono”
- Russian: “Губа Печенга”
- Swedish: “Petsamofjorden”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Koloniya Gagarka and Urochishche Parovaara.
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