Porkala
Porkkalanniemi, often referred to simply as Porkkala, is a peninsula in the Gulf of Finland, located at Kirkkonummi in Southern Finland. The peninsula had great strategic value, as coastal artillery based there would be able to shoot more than halfway across the Gulf of Finland.- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 30 metres (80 feet)
- Location
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Latitude
59.98833° or 59° 59′ 18″ north
Longitude
24.44222° or 24° 26′ 32″ east
Open location code
9GF6XCQR+8V
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Porkala” goes by many names.
بوركالاArabic
Պորկկալա-ՈւդդArmenian
Паўвостраў ПоркалаBelarusian
PorkkalaFinnish
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