Kola

General information - Location

Country	Russia
Location in country	Northwest (of European part Russia)
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 33.017,Lat: 68.883
Elevation	12 meter above sea level
Local time	5:37:02am
Name region/province:	Murmansk
Name subregion:	Murmansk

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Murmashi	8.6 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Murmansk	12 km	North
3 Severomorsk	29.1 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Taybola	39.7 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Verkhnetulomskiy	50 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	1037 km	South
2 Tallinn	Estonia	1121 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	1277 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Barents Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 9 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Lotta main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Teno-, Näätämö- and Paatsjoki (Finnish part). The nearest bigger lake is Верхнетуломское водохранилище (973.6 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 57.2 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 113.5 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 159 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 11%, low location: 88%, hill: 1%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated.
The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Murmansk Airport (at a distance of 15 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kola in country Russia

Kola at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rock Art of Alta	Norway	408 km	West
2 Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands	Russian Federation	443 km	SouthEast
3 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	588 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kola

Type of weather in Kola	clear sky
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	75 %
Daylength at 18 May 2024:	22 hour and 0 minutes
Sunrise :	00:44 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:44 Europe/Amsterdam