Zaozyorsk

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Coordinates: 69°23′53″N 32°26′16″E / 69.39806, 32.43778

Zaozyorsk (Murmansk oblast), proposed coat of arms
Zaozyorsk (Murmansk oblast), proposed coat of arms

Zaozyorsk (Russian: Заозёрск), formerly called Murmansk-150 (Му́рманск-150), is a closed town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Population: 12,687 (2002 Census).

Zaozyorsk was originally formed in 1958 as a settlement called Zaozerny Village. The aim of the settlement was to be a base for a nuclear underwater fleet that was to protect Soviet's northern sea border. The base was renamed in 1959 as Zapadnaya Litsa.

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