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The Arctic zone today

What is the Russian Arctic zone?

The Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation (AZRF) is the northern end of the European and Asian parts of the Russian Federation, located along the shores of the seas in the Arctic Ocean: Barents, Kara, Laptev, East Siberian and Chukchi. It is Russia's longest maritime boundary.

About the Arctic Investor
2,5 million

Population of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation

5 million sq. km

Total space occupied by Russian dominions in the Arctic

9 regions

Making up the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation

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Projects

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Northeast Passage

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The North keeps its treasures under a layer of ice and snow
NEP cargo shipping volumes in 2019
31,5 mln t
Plans to grow cargo shipping volumes by 2024
80 mln t
NEP cargo shipping volumes to reach by 2035
160 mln t

News

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13 June 2024 The 6th Working Group on Ocean and Polar Science and Technology convened in Murmansk

Over 50 scientists from seven countries are attending this scientific event in person.

Murmansk
11 June 2024 Chekunkov: Russia and China can achieve progress in North Sea Route transportation

The Minister for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic noted that the operations by the Chinese carrier NewNew Shipping Line along this route demonstrate the viability of the sea route.

Infrastructure
10 June 2024 The inaugural session of the Russian-Chinese subcommission on developing the North Sea Route is scheduled for October

In 2023, cargo traffic on the North Sea Route totalled 36.25 mn tons, with international transit exceeding 2 mn tons.

Infrastructure
8 June 2024 NAA to begin assembling Sumrak snowmobiles and servicing all-terrain vehicles

The vehicle can navigate rough terrain quite swiftly, reaching speeds up to 50–60 km/h on ice hummocks.

Nenets district
7 June 2024 At SPIEF, an agreement was signed to establish a unified operator for northern supply

Aleksey Chekunkov, Minister for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic, stated that major volumes of essential goods are transported to northern areas by water.

Chukotka
7 June 2024 Chekunkov has outlined plans for transporting cargo worth over RUB 100 tn via the NSR

The Minister for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic highlighted that this would contribute approximately RUB 20 tn to the budget.

Infrastructure

Tourism

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