Map Norilsk (Siberia)
Norilsk is a major city in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It obtained city status in 1953. It is the northernmost city in Siberia and the world's second largest city above the Arctic Circle. Norilsk and Yakutsk are the only large cities in the continuous permafrost zone. Norilsk is also the northernmost city on the planet with a population over 100,000. Population: 133,436 ; 134,832 . MMC Norilsk Nickel, a mining company, is the principal employer in the Norilsk area. The city is served by Norilsk Alykel Airport and Norilsk Valek Airfield. Due to the intense mining, the city is one of the 10 most polluted cities in the world,[1] with not a single living tree within 48 km of the nickel smelter Nadezhda .[2] Read all on Wikipedia
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