"Magnitogorsk (Russian: Магнитого́рск, IPA: [məɡnʲɪtɐˈɡorsk], lit. ´[city] of the magnetic mountain´) is an industrial city in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the eastern side of the extreme southern ...
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extent of the Ural Mountains by the Ural River. Its population is 407,775 (2010 Census).
It was named after Mount Magnitnaya, a geological anomaly that once consisted almost completely of iron ore, around 55% to 60% iron. It is the second-largest city in Russia that is not the administrative centre of any federal subject or district. Magnitogorsk contains the largest iron and steel works in the country: Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works. The official motto of the city is "the place where Europe and Asia meet", as the city occupies land in both Europe and Asia." - (en.wikipedia.org 10.04.2021)
- Latitude53.383335113525
- Longitude59.033332824707
