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Discover Shants in Russia

Shants in the region of Sankt-Peterburg is a place located in Russia - some 414 mi or ( 667 km ) North-West of Moscow , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Shants

Local time in Shants is now 09:27 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Moscow " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Rēzekne, Verkhniye Venki, Leningrad, Pskov, and Peniki. When in this area, you might want to check out Rēzekne . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Shants ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Kotlin Island - Saint Petersburg (with Costa Pacifica)

9:12 min by Carlos Luz
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carluz.sc12.co.uk Cruzeiro Costa Pacifica - 29 Maio a 09 Junho de 2011 Portos Escala: Kiel - Estocolmo - Helsínquia - Sampetersburgo -Tallinn - Riga - Klaipeda - Gdynia - Bornholm - Kiel 02/06/2011 -- ..

GoPro HD Hero2: One sunny summer day in the countryside near St.Petersburg!

4:57 min by sunfess
Views: 289 Rating: 4.00

One sunny summer day with my friends in the countryside near St.Petersburg! Camera: GoPro HD Hero2 + Vegas ..


Kronstadt : les cadets de la Baltique

18:53 min by doyennel
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Parade du corps des cadets de la marine à Kronstadt ..

Bloody Sunday Remerence

0:34 min by BRC98
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January 9th was the 116th anniversary of Russia's Bloody Sunday were as many as 5000 Russians, unarmed persons on a peace march, were killed. As many as 300000 were in the march. This slaughter is one ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Kotlin Island

Kotlin (or Kettle; Finnish: Retusaari) is a Russian island, located near the head of the Gulf of Finland, 20 mi west of Saint Petersburg in the Baltic Sea. Kotlin separates the Neva Bay from the rest of the gulf. The fortified town of Kronstadt is located on the island. The island serves as a gateway to Saint Petersburg and as such has been the site of several military engagements.

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Located at 60.01 29.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Islands of Saint Petersburg, Russian islands in the Baltic

Navigation Pass S-1 of Saint Petersburg Dam

The Navigation Pass S-1 of Saint Petersburg Dam is a storm surge barrier in the eastern part of the Finnish Gulf to the south of the island of Kotlin, Russia. It is part of a waterway from the Baltic Sea to Saint Petersburg located at eastern end of Neva Bay.

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Located at 59.99 29.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Flood barriers, Flood control in Russia, Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg Dam

The Saint Petersburg Flood Prevention Facility Complex (Russian: Комплекс защитных сооружений Санкт-Петербурга от наводнений, kompleks zashchitnykh sooruzheniy Sankt-Peterburga ot navodneniy), unofficially the Saint Petersburg Dam, is a 25 km complex of dams for flood control near Saint Petersburg, Russia. The dam extends from Lomonosov northward to Kotlin Island (and the city of Kronstadt), then turns east toward Cape Lisiy Nos near Sestroretsk.

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Located at 60.01 29.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Bridges in Saint Petersburg, Dams completed in 2011, Dams in Russia, Flood barriers, Flood control in Russia

Fort Alexander (Saint Petersburg)

Fort Alexander, also Fort Alexander I, or Plague Fort (Russian: Форт Александр Первый Fort Aleksandr Perviy or Russian: Чумной форт Chumnoy fort) is a naval fortress on an artificial island in the Gulf of Finland near St. Petersburg and Kronstadt. In 1899–1917, the fort housed a research laboratory on plague and other bacterial diseases.

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Located at 59.99 29.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Forts in Russia, Sea fort

Peniki

Peniki is a rural locality in Lomonosovsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is a part and the administrative center of Penikovskoye Rural Settlement. Population: 1,309 (1997 est.). Postal code: 188530. Dialing code: +7 8137654.

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Located at 59.92 29.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Rural localities in Leningrad Oblast