Kola Peninsula

British  

/ ˈkəʊlə /

noun

1. a peninsula in NW Russia, between the Barents and White Seas: forms most of the Murmansk region. Area: about 130 000 sq km (50 000 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

The area through which Tara Polar Station will transit is near the Kola Peninsula, home to Russia's Northern Fleet, which includes submarines capable of carrying nuclear weapons.

From Barron's

The Arctic Kola Peninsula hosts Russia’s Northern Fleet, with advanced land, air and naval assets, including some of its nuclear arsenal.

From The Wall Street Journal

It then continued its journey around the Kola Peninsula and docked in Tromsø, Norway.

From BBC

In 2020-21, it shut down facilities on the Kola Peninsula, eliminating its emissions on the border area with Norway.

From Reuters

The Nordic country borders the Kola Peninsula, home to most of Russia's nuclear weapons as well as its Northern Fleet, which operates Russia's nuclear submarines.

From Reuters