Polyarnye Zori
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Polyarnye Zori is a town in Murmansk Oblast
, Russia
, located on the Niva River
, Lake Imandra
, and Lake Pinozero 224 kilometres (139.2 mi) south of Murmansk
. Population:
Polyarnye Zori was founded in 1968 as a settlement for workers of the electrical power industry
due to the construction of the Kola Nuclear Power Plant
. It was granted town status in 1991.
Murmansk Oblast
Murmansk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , located in the northwestern part of Russia. Its administrative center is the city of Murmansk.-Geography:...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the Niva River
Niva River
Niva River is a river in the Murmansk Oblast in Russia. The length of the river is 36 km. The area of its basin is 12,800 km². The Niva River flows out of the Imandra Lake and into the Kandalaksha Gulf of the White Sea...
, Lake Imandra
Lake Imandra
Imandra is a lake in the south-western part of the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, slightly beyond the Arctic circle. It is located 127 m above sea level; its area is about 876 km², maximum depth is 67 m. The shape of the shore line is complicated. There are a number of islands and the...
, and Lake Pinozero 224 kilometres (139.2 mi) south of Murmansk
Murmansk
Murmansk is a city and the administrative center of Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It serves as a seaport and is located in the extreme northwest part of Russia, on the Kola Bay, from the Barents Sea on the northern shore of the Kola Peninsula, not far from Russia's borders with Norway and Finland...
. Population:
Polyarnye Zori was founded in 1968 as a settlement for workers of the electrical power industry
Electrical power industry
The electric power industry provides the production and delivery of electric energy, often known as power, or electricity, in sufficient quantities to areas that need electricity through a grid connection. The grid distributes electrical energy to customers...
due to the construction of the Kola Nuclear Power Plant
Kola Nuclear Power Plant
The Kola Nuclear Power Plant also known as Kolsk NPP or Kolskaya NPP, is a nuclear power plant in northern Russia.- History :The Phase 1 at the Kola NPP went online in 1973 and 1974, respectively, and are part of Russia’s first generation of PWR reactors . The Phase 2 The Kola Nuclear Power Plant...
. It was granted town status in 1991.