Afrikanda

General information - Location

Country	Russia
Location in country	Northwest (of European part Russia)
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 32.8,Lat: 67.45
Elevation	144 meter above sea level
Local time	15:43:05pm
Name region/province:	Murmansk
Name subregion:	Murmansk

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Polyarnyye Zori	16.5 km	WestSouthWest
2 Zasheyek	18.1 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Pitkul	18.6 km	EastNorthEast
4 Apatity	25 km	NorthEast
5 Nivskiy	25.5 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	892 km	South
2 Tallinn	Estonia	974 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	1157 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The White Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 36 km (direction South).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named White sea coastal catchments and small basins, part of the larger catchment area Teno-, Näätämö- and Paatsjoki (Finnish part). The nearest bigger lake is Имандра (1210.7 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 1.5 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 121.9 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 171 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 83%, hill: 17%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated.

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Afrikanda in country Russia

Afrikanda at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands	Russian Federation	297 km	SouthEast
2 Rock Art of Alta	Norway	485 km	WestNorthWest
3 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	515 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Afrikanda
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Afrikanda

Type of weather in Afrikanda	light snow
Current temperature:	-7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	12.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 6)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1000 mb
Humidity:	68 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	4 hour and 27 minutes
Sunrise :	08:21 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	12:48 Europe/Amsterdam