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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Murman Coast

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.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. by Various

Recently they set off together from Kola on the Murman Coast to try to find a village from which jolly little Laplanders and Laplanderesses come sliding and skidding to market behind their stout-hearted reindeer.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, June 18, 1919 by Various

July 15-18 Anglo-American forces occupy strategic positions on the Murman Coast in northwestern Russia.

From A School History of the Great War by Gerson, Armand Jacques

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.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. by Various

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.

From The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne by King-Hall, Stephen, Sir