ARCTIC The Kola Peninsula: Geography, History and Resources
ABSTRACT. The Kola Peninsula in northwest Russia is one of the most important economic regions in the circumpolar North. The region contains valuable natural resources, including a wide variety of mineral and fish resources, and is proximate to the large gas fields of the Barents Sea. A large popula...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.594.8386 2023-05-15T14:19:39+02:00 ARCTIC The Kola Peninsula: Geography, History and Resources Gennady P. Luzin Michael Pretes Vladimir V. Vasiliev The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 1992 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.594.8386 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic47-1-1.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.594.8386 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic47-1-1.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic47-1-1.pdf Key words Kola Peninsula Murmansk Region Murmansk Russian Arctic Soviet Arctic natural resources text 1992 ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T13:41:25Z ABSTRACT. The Kola Peninsula in northwest Russia is one of the most important economic regions in the circumpolar North. The region contains valuable natural resources, including a wide variety of mineral and fish resources, and is proximate to the large gas fields of the Barents Sea. A large population, industrial complexes, and military infrastructure are also characteristic of the region. The Kola Peninsula developed rapidly during the Soviet period (1917-92) under the principles of socialist development policy. This policy favoured extensive resource extraction and industrialization and resulted in increased northern settlement, much of it involuntary. Soviet development policy prompted the opening of new mines and the construction of smelters and refining facilities, while Soviet military policy necessitated the establishment of large military basing operations. Resource development and processing have led to severe environmental damage in the region and beyond. This paper describes the geographical features of the Kola Peninsula and the region’s development history and contains data on natural and labour resources. Text Arctic Arctic Barents Sea kola peninsula Northwest Russia Unknown Arctic Barents Sea Kola Peninsula Murmansk |
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ABSTRACT. The Kola Peninsula in northwest Russia is one of the most important economic regions in the circumpolar North. The region contains valuable natural resources, including a wide variety of mineral and fish resources, and is proximate to the large gas fields of the Barents Sea. A large population, industrial complexes, and military infrastructure are also characteristic of the region. The Kola Peninsula developed rapidly during the Soviet period (1917-92) under the principles of socialist development policy. This policy favoured extensive resource extraction and industrialization and resulted in increased northern settlement, much of it involuntary. Soviet development policy prompted the opening of new mines and the construction of smelters and refining facilities, while Soviet military policy necessitated the establishment of large military basing operations. Resource development and processing have led to severe environmental damage in the region and beyond. This paper describes the geographical features of the Kola Peninsula and the region’s development history and contains data on natural and labour resources. |
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