Svyatonossky Lighthouse by Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov

Cape Svyatoy Nos (, 'Holy Cape') is a

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in the

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, located between the

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and the

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It separates Svyatonossky Gulf from the Barents Sea. There are a Russian

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, a

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, and a

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near Cape Svyatoy Nos today.

References

Svyatoy Nos Landforms of Murmansk Oblast {{MurmanskOblast-geo-stub