Introducing Apatity
The Kola Peninsula's second-largest city has grown from almost nothing in the 1960s to become a processing and transport centre for the apatite mines at nearby Kirovsk and has also become the largest scientific centre in northern Russia. Nine separate research institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences are here. The nearby Khibiny and Lovozero mountains are a dreamland for rock collectors, with over 500 mineral types catalogued.
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Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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Re: Karelia and Kola
by antonio_b 09 April 2011
I disagree partially about summer road conditions in Kola. The main road from Murmansk south to Karelia is very nice. Secondary roads…
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RE: ATM in Lovozero (Kola Peninsula)?
by khh 18 February 2009
You will find plenty of ATMs in the town of Apatity not far from Lovozero
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RE: murmansk to moscow
by everbrite 23 June 2008
1. I don't know either of these companies/airlines but there are websites that will provide information on safety records and such. Try…
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