Sputnik

Sputnik is the rural locality in of , . The village is located beyond the Arctic Circle, located at a height of 83 m above sea level.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Hamlet with 1,600 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Pechengsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
  • Also known as: “Sputnik, Murmansk Oblast”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pechenga and Pechenga.

Town
Photo: Вячеслав Лобанов, CC BY 3.0.
is an urban locality in , , . Municipally, it is incorporated as Urban Settlement of Pechengsky Municipal District. Population: 3,188 ; 2,959 ; 2,671 . is situated 6 km northwest of Sputnik.

Hamlet
Station is the rural locality in of , . The village is located beyond the Arctic Circle. The railway station is located at a branch of the Oktyabrskaya Railway. is situated 6 km west of Sputnik.

Sputnik

Latitude
69.51202° or 69° 30′ 43″ north
Longitude
31.31529° or 31° 18′ 55″ east
Population
1,600
Elevation
87 metres (285 feet)
Open location code
9GXHG868+R4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 303940881
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
870473
Wiki­data ID
Q4438267
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Sputnik” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սպուտնիկ”
  • Chechen: “Спутник”
  • Chinese: “斯普特尼克”
  • Finnish: “Sputnik (Murmanskin alue)”
  • Finnish: “Sputnik”
  • French: “Spoutnik (oblast de Mourmansk)”
  • French: “Spoutnik”
  • Japanese: “スプートニク （町）”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sputnik (Murmansk)”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sputnik (Murmansk)”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sputnik i Murmansk”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sputnik”
  • Norwegian: “Sputnik”
  • Polish: “Sputnik”
  • Russian: “Спутник (Мурманская область)”
  • Russian: “Спутник”
  • Serbian: “Спутњик (Мурманска област)”
  • Serbian: “Спутњик”
  • South Azerbaijani: “ایسپوتنیک، مورمانسک اوبلاستی”
  • Ukrainian: “Спутнік (Печензький район)”
  • Ukrainian: “Спутнік”

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