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Ostrovnoy (English) Островной (Russian)
— Inhabited locality —
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Location of Ostrovnoy on the map of Murmansk Oblast
Coordinates: 68°03′N 39°30′E / 68.05°N 39.5°E / 68.05; 39.5Coordinates: 68°03′N 39°30′E / 68.05°N 39.5°E / 68.05; 39.5
Coat of arms
Administrative status
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Murmansk Oblast
In administrative jurisdiction of	Murmansk Oblast^{[citation needed]}
Municipal status
Municipal Status	Urban okrug
Mayor^{[citation needed]}	Vera Mikhailovna Rozdina^{[citation needed]}
Statistics
Population (2002 Census)	4,240 inhabitants^[1]

Time zone	MSK/MSD (UTC+3)
Founded	1981^{[citation needed]}
Postal code(s)	184640^{[citation needed]}
Dialing code(s)	+7 +7 81558^{[citation needed]}

Ostrovnoy (Russian: Островно́й), also known as Murmansk-140 (Му́рманск-140), is a closed town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Population: 4,800 (2005 est.); 5,032 (2002 Census).^[2]

The first Naval base was established here in 1915. There is no rail link to Ostrovnoy and the settlement is reachable by coastal ship, helicopter or small plane in winter.

References

^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://perepis2002.ru/ct/html/TOM_01_04_1.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2008-07-25.

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