Severomorsk
Severomorsk
Североморск | |
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View of the Kola Bay in Severomorsk | |
Location of Severomorsk | |
| Coordinates: 69°04′N 33°25′E / 69.067°N 33.417°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Murmansk Oblast |
| Founded | 1896-1897 |
| Town status since | 18 April 1951 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alexander Abramov |
| Elevation | 31 m (102 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 50,060 |
| • Rank | 319th in 2010 |
| • Subordinated to | closed administrative-territorial formation of Severomorsk |
| • Capital of | closed administrative-territorial formation of Severomorsk |
| • Urban okrug | Severomorsk Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Severomorsk Urban Okrug |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code(s) | 184606 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 81537 |
| OKTMO ID | 47730000001 |
| Website | www |
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Severomorsk (Russian: Североморск, lit. 'northern sea city'), known as Vayenga (Ваенга) until 18 April 1951, is a closed town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Severomorsk is the main administrative base of the Russian Northern Fleet. The town is situated on the coast of the Barents Sea along the Kola Bay 25 kilometers (16 mi) northeast of Murmansk, the administrative centre of the oblast, to which it is connected by railway and a motorway. It is the main naval base of the Northern Fleet of Russia and the sixth largest city in the world beyond the Arctic Circle.