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Umba
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Umba may refer to *Umba, Russia, an urban-type settlement in Murmansk Oblast, Russia *Umba (White Sea), a river on the Kola Peninsula, Russia *Umba River (Tanzania), a river in Tanzania *Umba sapphire, a sapphire from Tanzania *Umba Valley, a valley in Tanzania * Umba, Papua New Guinea, a town and airport in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umba, Russia
Umba (russian: Умба) is an types of inhabited localities in Russia, urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Tersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Tersky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located on the Kola Peninsula at the point where the Umba River (Russia), Umba River flows into the Kandalaksha Gulf. Population: History First mentioned in 1466, Umba, along with Varzuga (rural locality), Varzuga, is the first documented permanent Russian settlement on the Kola Peninsula.''Administrative-Territorial Divisions of Murmansk Oblast'', p. 18 From the second half of the 15th century it served as the seat of Umbskaya Volost. Politics and society Umba has been characterized by several sources as a quiet district managed by traditional Communists. Transportation &Foreigner travel There is a bus from to Umba from Kandalaksha, going twice a day. The airport from Umba serves parts of the south edge of the Peninsula inaccessible by auto. Priority in buying tickets is given to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umba (White Sea)
The Umba (russian: Умба) is a river on the Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It discharges into the Kandalaksha Gulf of the White Sea. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . Geography The river's source is Lake Umbozero, 100 km northeast of Kandalaksha, located between the mountains of the Khibiny Massif and the Lovozero Tundras on the Kola Peninsula. From there it flows south, through a landscape of forests and hills. The river alternates between rapids and more quiet sections, and it flows through several lakes, the largest of which is Lake Kanozero. The river exits from Lake Kanozero through two separate outlet channels, about five kilometers apart. The outlets are called the Kitsa and the Rodvinga, and the latter again divides forming yet another channel called the Nizma. The Kitsa and Rodvinga rejoins in Lake Ponchozero, below which the river is again called the Umba, and it is rejoined by the Nizma a few kilometers further downstream. The river ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umba River (Tanzania)
The Umba River is located in northeastern Tanzania in Tanga Region. It rises in Schageiuforest (Shagayu) in the West Usambara Mountains at 2,000 m altitude and flows on the north side of the mountain range to the east. At Lelwa it empties the Mbalamu River, which comes from the extreme north of the Usambara Mountains, and the Mglumi River into the Umba. Just before the Umba flows into the Indian Ocean, it crosses the border to Kenya. The mouth itself marks the most eastern point on the border between Tanzania and Kenya, which was largely made in a straight line to the northwest towards Lake Victoria in the 19th Century. On the upper reaches of the river in the mid-1960s rich deposits of precious stones, including sapphires and spessartine, were discovered. Also on the river is the Umba River Game Reserve, a wildlife reserve that includes along with the Mkomazi Game Reserve Mkomazi National Park is located in northeastern Tanzania on the Kenyan border, in Kilimanjaro Region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umba Sapphire
The Umba sapphire is a unique type of sapphire discovered in 1962 in the Gerevi Hills, north of the Umba River in the Umba Valley of Tanzania. Umba sapphires exhibit coloration not common to sapphires found in other parts of the world, and are recovered from the alluvial deposits of the Umba River. , the Tanzanian government prohibits export An export in international trade is a good produced in one country that is sold into another country or a service provided in one country for a national or resident of another country. The seller of such goods or the service provider is a ... of these sapphires. References African Journals Online listing Corundum gemstones [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umba Valley
Umba Valley is a geographic area in Tanzania and the world's only source of Umba sapphires. The Umba River flows through the Umba Valley. Specifically, Umba Valley is located in the north of the Usambara Mountains in the Tanga Region of Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands .... See also * Geography of Tanzania References Mindat listing Valleys of Tanzania {{Tanzania-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
