Afrikanda is the rural locality (a Posyolok) in Polyarnye Zori

Polyarnye Zori

Polyarnye Zori is a town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located on the Niva River, Lake Imandra, and Lake Pinozero south of Murmansk. Population:...

 municipality of Murmansk Oblast

Murmansk Oblast

Murmansk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , located in the northwestern part of Russia. Its administrative center is the city of Murmansk.-Geography:...

, Russia

Russia

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. The village is located beyond the Arctic circle

Arctic Circle

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, on the Kola Peninsula

Kola Peninsula

The Kola Peninsula is a peninsula in the far northwest of Russia. Constituting the bulk of the territory of Murmansk Oblast, it lies almost completely to the north of the Arctic Circle and is washed by the Barents Sea in the north and the White Sea in the east and southeast...

. Located at a height of 140 m above sea level.

Afrikanda is served by a minor railway station of the same name on the Murman Railway, between Polyarnye Zori and Apatity

Apatity

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The (former?) Afrikanda air base

Afrikanda air base

Afrikanda is a military air base in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It is located just north of the village of the same name.Though it is built for fighter operations with 30 revetments, it has largely served the interceptor aircraft role...

is located just north of the village.