Murman Coast

American  

[moor-mahn] / mʊərˈmɑn /

noun

1. an Arctic coastal region in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Kola Peninsula.

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Murman Coast British  

/ ˈmʊəmən /

noun

1. a coastal region of NW Russia, in the north of the Kola Peninsula within the Arctic Circle, but ice-free

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Example Sentences

We are bound for the North Cape and Murman Coast, where we remain until well into the cold weather--at any rate, for three months.

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Already in May Finnish and German troops had begun operations in the direction of the Murman Coast, the main object undoubtedly being to seize the railway from the interior of Russia to the Arctic ports of Alexandrovsk and Archangel, where large supplies of war material were stored.

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It was realized that practically all other Russian ports would be closed to commerce, but that the Murman Coast could still be reached by an open sea route.

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On July 7, 1918, it was reported that the people of the Murman Coast had risen against the Soviet Government, declared themselves independent, and appealed to the Allies for protection.

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The protest which followed was therefore compelled by German pressure, which was applied so strongly that the Soviet Government made a show of mobilizing a special army for transportation to the Murman Coast.

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