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Pechengsky District ( Russian: Пе́ченгский райо́н; Finnish: Petsamo; Norwegian: Peisen; [9] Northern Sami: Beahcán; Skolt Sami: Peäccam) is an administrative district ( raion ), one of the six in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. [1] As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Pechengsky Municipal District. [7]
The Kola Superdeep Borehole ( Russian: Кольская сверхглубокая скважина, romanized : Kol'skaya sverkhglubokaya skvazhina) SG-3 [a] is the result of a scientific drilling project of the Soviet Union in the Pechengsky District, near the Russian border with Norway, on the Kola Peninsula. The project attempted to drill ...
- 1995
- Pechengsky District
- 1965
- Murmansk Oblast
Oct 20, 2023 · The Kola Superdeep Borehole, located in Russia, is the world's deepest man-made hole, reaching a depth of 40,230 feet (12,262 meters) or 7.6 miles (12.2 kilometers), surpassing the depth of the Mariana Trench and the height of Mount Everest. The drilling project, initiated by the Soviets in 1970, revealed unexpected findings such as the absence ...
May 24, 2021 · Hence the scientific drilling project is situated in the Pechengsky District Russian border with Norway, on the Kola Peninsula. ... Check out more news and information on Geology on Science Times.
Jun 21, 2017 · After that loss, it decided to beat America’s Project Mohole to drill through the crust of the earth to its deepest point. This initiative of Russia was cut short in 1966 due to lack of funds. After that, the authorities chose the Pechengsky District on the Kola peninsula as a drilling location. It is located in the far northwest of Russia. 4.
Pechengsky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the six in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Pechengsky Municipal District. It is located in the northwest of the oblast, on the coast of the Barents Sea and borders Finland in the south and southwest and Norway in the west, northwest, and north. The area of the district is 8,662.22 square ...
Nov 10, 2009 · The Kola Superdeep Borehole is located 10 kilometers north of the town of Zapolyarny, in the Pechengsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia. The Kola Core Repository is in the town of Zapolyarny.
