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Borisoglebsky, Murmansk Oblast

Borisoglebsky (English)
Борисоглебский (Russian)
-  Rural locality  -
Posyolok
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Location of Murmansk Oblast in Russia
Borisoglebsky is located in Murmansk Oblast
Borisoglebsky
Borisoglebsky
Location of Borisoglebsky in Murmansk Oblast
Coordinates: 69°39′0″N 30°4′59″E / 69.65000°N 30.08306°E / 69.65000; 30.08306Coordinates: 69°39′0″N 30°4′59″E / 69.65000°N 30.08306°E / 69.65000; 30.08306
Administrative status (as of 2010)
Country Russia
Federal subject Murmansk Oblast
Administrative district Pechengsky District
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 21 inhabitants
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Postal code(s) 184420
Dialing code(s) +7 81554
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Borisoglebsky or Boris Gleb (Russian: Борисоглебский) is a rural locality (a Posyolok) in Pechengsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia. The village is located beyond the Arctic circle, at a height of 95 m above sea level on the Paatsjoki River.

There is a border crossing to Storskog in Norway, the only border crossing between the two countries.

Built between 1960 and 1964, the Boris Gleb (Borisoglebskaya) hydroelectric station (Russian: Борисоглебская ГЭС (ГЭС-8)) on the Paatsjoki River is a hydroelectric station built under a water derivation system. The power station is owned and operated by TGC-1 power company.



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