Solovetsky Islands
Also known as Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands, Iles Solovetski, Îles Solovetski, Îles Solovetsky, Iles Solovki, Solovetsky Islands, Solovetsky state Museum-reserve, Solovki, Соловецкие острова
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Russia
Inscribed
1992
Area
34,700 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Solovetsky Islands is about 200 km west of Severodvinsk. The nearest other World Heritage site is Kizhi Pogost, about 340 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Segezha · about 33,000 peopleabout 160 km south-west
- Onega · about 23,000 peopleabout 170 km south-east
- Severodvinsk · about 194,000 peopleabout 200 km east
- Archangel · about 356,000 peopleabout 240 km east
- Kandalaksha · about 38,000 peopleabout 270 km north-west
- Apatity · about 67,000 peopleabout 290 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
RussiaCultural336 km away
RussiaCultural372 km away
RussiaCultural373 km away
RussiaCultural589 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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