The Rosta (russian: Роста) is a
river in the north of the
Kola Peninsula in
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. It is long.
The Rosta originates in the
Lake Rogozero
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...
and flows into the
Kola Bay. The
Rosta District
Roosta or Rustah (in Persian: روستا) was the name of a district in Isfahan area in Iran attested in historical sources. The Persian
Persian may refer to:
* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
...
of
Murmansk takes its name from the river.
References
Rivers of Murmansk Oblast
Drainage basins of the Barents Sea
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