Russia's Ice-Free Port | Murmansk (1528)

|Murmansk (1528). Murmansk, an ice-free port, is the capital of Murmansk Oblast in Russia, and the largest port city along the Arctic Ocean. It is located in the northeast of the Kola Peninsula, overlooking the Kola Bay of the Barents Sea. Due to the influence of the North Atlantic Current, although it is situated at 69°N latitude, it remains ice-free throughout the year.