Nikel

General information - Location

Country	Russia
Location in country	Northwest (of European part Russia)
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 30,Lat: 69.333
Elevation	65 meter above sea level
Local time	18:00:46pm
Name region/province:	Murmansk
Name subregion:	Murmansk

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1	9.3 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Kuyetsyarvi Ozero	11.3 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Gornyy	26.4 km	EastNorthEast
4 Vaggatem	27.7 km	SouthWest
5 Pietsyarvi Ozero	31.5 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	1043 km	South
2 Tallinn	Estonia	1128 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	1246 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Barents Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 29 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Norway.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Patsoyoki main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Teno-, Näätämö- and Paatsjoki (Finnish part). The nearest bigger lake is Svanevatn (8.4 km² at a distance of 8.4 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 8.3 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 11.7 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated.
The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (at a distance of 44 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Nikel in country Russia

Nikel at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rock Art of Alta	Norway	277 km	West
2 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	527 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands	Russian Federation	540 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Nikel

Type of weather in Nikel	broken clouds
Current temperature:	1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.85 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1028 mb
Humidity:	71 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	18 hour and 48 minutes
Sunrise :	02:32 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:20 Europe/Amsterdam