No visit would be complete without a quick dip in the Arctic waters from the Ice Bather’s Hut.Īdventure seekers travel farther afield on the Kola Peninsula, a 40,000 square mile headland surrounded by the Barents Sea and White Sea which makes up most of Murmansk Oblast. Nicholas Church, which honors the patron saint of sailors, the Oceanarium, and the British Naval Cemetery. The Lenin nuclear icebreaker, the first nuclear icebreaker, is now a hands-on museum, and a top attraction along with the Alyosha statue, one of the largest war memorials in the world. The city’s strategic location and ice-free port allowed the positioning of nuclear ice breakers, submarines, and other vessels during wartime and today enables export and passenger travel.
Murmansk was developed during World War I and founded in 1916. Travelers are drawn to the area for outdoor adventures above the Arctic Circle and to its capital city, Murmansk, known as “Hero City” for its role in the resistance against the Germans in World War II. Scot Harvath is immediately met with frigid wind and blowing snow in this Arctic territory known for its severe climate and treacherous terrain. BACKLASH opens in Murmansk Oblast, the extreme north region of northwest Russia.
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