Gremikha Naval Base (Ostrovnoy)

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Gremikha is the easternmost of the Northern Fleet naval bases on the Kola Peninsula, and lies about 35 kilometres east of the mouth of the Murmansk Fjord, just at the borderline for an ice-free harbour during the winter months. This base is also known as Murmansk-140 and Iokanga. Other places with direct connection to the base are Yagernaya and Ostrovny (residential quarters for the submarine officers). The only access to the base is either by ship or by helicopter, and during winter storms, the base is completely isolated. The pier facilities are located on the mainland inside the Iokagansky islands Chaichy, Vitte, Salny, Medvezhy and Pervy Osuzhnoy. There is a natural canal 500-600 meters wide between the islands and the mainland. The total length of the pier facilities at Gremikha is 6 770 meters.

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Coordinates:   68°4'26"N   39°27'58"E

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  • It is such a help to be able to identify Yukanskie in the Log Book of HMS Vindictive in World War I (in which my father George Vernon Honey served) as Gremikha on modern maps. Very many thanks. Stella Pates,
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