KotkaGeneral information - Location
| Country | Finland | | Location in country | Center | | Location in Europe | North Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 26.9466,Lat: 60.4678  |
| Elevation | 2 meter above sea level | | Local time | 1:09:36am
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| At island | Kotkansaari | | Name province/region (Aluehallintovirasto) | Southern Finland (Etelä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto) | | Wiki-website Maakunta (Maakunta#Landskap) | Kymenlaakso#Kymmenedalen | | Name Kunta | Kotka |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Helsinki | Finland | 115 km | 
WestSouthWest
| | 2 Tallinn | 
Estonia | 171 km | 
SouthWest
| | 3 Rīga | 
Latvia | 423 km | 
South
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyKotka lies at the Gulf of Finland (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Kymijoki coastal: Summa, Urpalan, part of the larger catchment area Kymijoki-Gulf of Finland. The nearest bigger lake is Suurijärvi (1.2 km2 at a height of around 8 meter above sea level) at a distance of 19.4 km in Northern direction).The place is located at an island named Kotkansaari. The distance to the mainland is 0 km.
The most nearby international border is the
Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 47.3 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 66 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 96%, low location: 4%, The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.
Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 110 km and direction WestSouthWest).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
7.1 km2 |
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| Nature |
2.3 km2 |
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| Wet nature |
1 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
0.7 km2 |
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| Urban area |
22.9 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
1.6 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
0.1 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Kotka in country Finland
Kotka at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
| Sitename |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| Kymijoki | FI | 3.3 km | 
WestNorthWest
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Social media - Maps
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