Luvenga (russian: Лувеньга) is a
rural locality (a ''
selo'') in
Kandalakshsky District of
Murmansk Oblast
Murmansk Oblast (russian: Му́рманская о́бласть, p=ˈmurmənskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, r=Murmanskaya oblast, ''Murmanskaya oblast''; Kildin Sami: Мурман е̄ммьне, ''Murman jemm'ne'') is a federal subject (an oblast) of ...
,
Russia
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,
located beyond the
Arctic Circle
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at a height of
above sea level
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The comb ...
. Population: 575 (
2010 Census).
Dysaphis karyakini
Dysaphis karyakini is a species of aphid found near Luvenga, Murmansk province, Russia. It was named in honor of Russian ornithologist
Ornithology is a branch of zoology that concerns the "methodological study and consequent knowledge of bir ...
was first found in this region
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Rural localities in Murmansk Oblast
Kandalakshsky District