Arkhangelsk Oblast

Arkhangelsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia in the northwest, extending from the White Sea to the Arctic Ocean. Its territory includes the Nenets Autonomous Okrug and the islands of Novaya Zemlya and Franz Josef Land.

Arkhangelsk: Arkhangelsk is a Russian port city on the Northern Dvina River near its entrance to the White Sea. The oblast’s capital and principal urban center stands at the river’s maritime outlet.
Pomors: Pomors are Russian coastal communities historically associated with the White Sea and the Barents Sea. Their maritime culture developed along the coast that forms the oblast’s historic core.
Arkhangelsk Commercial Seaport: Arkhangelsk Commercial Seaport is a Russian port on the Northern Dvina serving the White Sea and Arctic routes. It links the oblast’s timber and industrial hinterland with maritime trade.
Murmansk Oblast: Murmansk Oblast is a Russian federal subject on the Kola Peninsula, bordering the Barents and White seas. It is the neighboring Arctic region to the west, with a more directly open Barents Sea coast.
Northern Sea Route: The Northern Sea Route is a shipping passage along Russia’s Arctic coast connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The oblast’s Arctic islands border waters relevant to this route.
Nenets Autonomous Okrug: Nenets Autonomous Okrug is a federal subject of Russia on the Arctic coast, administratively part of Arkhangelsk Oblast. It is a distinct federal subject included within the oblast’s administrative territory.
Novgorod Republic: The Novgorod Republic was a medieval East Slavic state centered on Novgorod and its extensive northern territories. Novgorodian expansion helped bring the White Sea region into a Russian political sphere.
Plesetsk Cosmodrome: Plesetsk Cosmodrome is a Russian space launch facility in Arkhangelsk Oblast. The region hosts a major launch site for military and civilian spacecraft.
Komi Republic: The Komi Republic is a federal subject of Russia east of Arkhangelsk Oblast, in the northeastern part of European Russia. It shares an inland boundary and linked northern resource regions with the oblast.
Russian Arctic: The Russian Arctic comprises Russia’s northern territories, seas, and islands within the Arctic region. The oblast is a major administrative and geographic part of Russia’s Arctic holdings.

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Yuzhny IslandNarrower topic: Yuzhny Island is administered within this region.