Kandalaksha

General information - Location

Country	Russia
Location in country	Northwest (of European part Russia)
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 32.517,Lat: 67.15
Elevation	273 meter above sea level
Local time	20:45:56pm
Name region/province:	Murmansk
Name subregion:	Murmansk

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Nivskiy	11.2 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Zasheyek	20.5 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Ruchi	22.3 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Kolvitsa	32.7 km	East
5 Afrikanda	35.3 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	857 km	South
2 Tallinn	Estonia	940 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	1125 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The White Sea is very close with only a distance of around 2 km (direction SouthEast).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 29.1 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 119.9 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 168 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 55%, hill: 42%, low mountains: 2%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated.

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kandalaksha in country Russia

Kandalaksha 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	274 km	SouthEast
2 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	495 km	SouthWest
3 Rock Art of Alta	Norway	499 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kandalaksha

Type of weather in Kandalaksha	broken clouds
Current temperature:	-3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.15 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1026 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	18 hour and 45 minutes
Sunrise :	02:23 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:08 Europe/Amsterdam