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Amderma in the region of Nenetskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug with its 609 inhabitants is a town in Russia - some 1,214 mi or ( 1953 km ) North-East of Moscow , the country's capital city .
Current time in Amderma is now 02:05 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Moscow " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: and . Since you are here already, make sure to check out . Where to go and what to see in Amderma ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Amderma
Amderma (Russian: Амдерма, lit. a walrus rookery in Nenets) is an urban-type settlement in Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located 490 km from Naryan-Mar on the coast of Kara Sea. It was established in 1933. Population: 650; 5,100; 2,900 (1968 est.). Fluorite deposits are located in the vicinity of Amderma, but the mines have been abandoned since 1990shttp://www. dvinainform. ru/news/2004/08/31/13003. shtml. It is home to Amderma Airport, a civil airport and military base.
Located at 69.76 61.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Amderma Airport
Amderma Airport is a former interceptor base in Arctic Russia, near Novaya Zemlya, located 4 km west of Amderma (Амдерма). It is a simple airfield built on a spit along the ocean, with some tarmac space. Nordavia operates twice-monthly flights to Arkhangelsk via Naryan-Mar using Antonov An-24 aircraft. The facility's prime purpose was to defend the northern approaches to European Russia.
Located at 69.76 61.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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