RUSSIA - MAP CARDS

Stamps of Russia - Lighthouses of the White Sea

The northwestern corner of Russia lies on the Barents Sea, an arm of the Arctic Ocean. The broad, eastward-pointing Kola Peninsula (Kolskiy Poluostrov) separates the Barents Sea from the nearly-enclosed White Sea, which extends southward more than 500 km. There are many lighthouses along these Arctic waterways, including more than a few nineteenth century towers built under the tsars. These lighthouses are surely among the most poorly known in the world. Russian lighthouses are owned and operated by the Russian Navy, although some of them have civilian keepers.

Beautiful stamps.

Received from: littlesquirrel