Cape Svyatoy Nos, Murmansk Oblast

This article is about the cape in Murmansk Oblast. For the headland in the Sakha Republic, see Cape Svyatoy Nos (Laptev Sea).
Cape Svyatoy Nos
Святой Нос
Cape
View of the cape area
Cape Svyatoy Nos
Location of the cape in Murmansk Oblast
Coordinates: 68°9′27″N 39°44′34″E / 68.15750°N 39.74278°E / 68.15750; 39.74278
LocationKola Peninsula  Russia
Offshore water bodiesBarents Sea / White Sea
Area
 • TotalRussian Far North

Cape Svyatoy Nos (Russian: Святой Нос, 'Holy Cape') is a headland in the Kola Peninsula, located between the Barents Sea and the White Sea.[1] It separates Svyatonossky Gulf from the Barents Sea.

There are a Russian weather station, a lighthouse, and a military base near Cape Svyatoy Nos today.

References

  1. ^ GoogleEarth


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