Largest city north of the Arctic Circle

According to Official Guinness Records,

The seaport of Murmansk in northwest Russia is 2 degrees north of the Arctic circle. It has a population of around 311,000 people as of June 2009, which has been steadily declining over the last two decades.

For a complete list of 2010 records, please visit 2010 Guinness Records in Russia.

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