Norilsk, Russia

Norilsk is an industrial closed city in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located south of the western Taymyr Peninsula, around 56 miles east of the Yenisey River and 930 miles north of Krasnoyarsk. Norilsk is 190 miles north of the Arctic Circle. It has a permanent population of 176,735 as of 2024, and up to 220,000 including temporary inhabitants.