Place details
Place nameArkhangel'sk
Other namesArkhangel'sk oblast', Arhangel'skaja oblast', Archangel
CountryRossiya
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Arkhangel'sk is a Russian oblast, situated along the north coast of western Russia from the Gulf of Onega to the Yugorsky peninsula, about 410,700 square kilometers in size. Its land comprises low hills, broad valleys, and forest. The economy is based mainly on timber working, fishing, and reindeer herding.