Inta
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Inta is a town in the Komi Republic
, Russia
. During the Soviet
era a "corrective labor camp
" was located here. Population:
It is served by Inta Airport
.
At Inta, there is a CHAYKA
-transmitter with a 460-meter tall guyed mast, which is the second-tallest structure in Europe.
Komi Republic
The Komi Republic is a federal subject of Russia .-Geography:The republic is situated to the west of the Ural mountains, in the north-east of the East European Plain...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. During the Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
era a "corrective labor camp
Gulag
The Gulag was the government agency that administered the main Soviet forced labor camp systems. While the camps housed a wide range of convicts, from petty criminals to political prisoners, large numbers were convicted by simplified procedures, such as NKVD troikas and other instruments of...
" was located here. Population:
It is served by Inta Airport
Inta Airport
Inta Airport is an airport in Komi Republic, Russia located 2 km north of Inta. It services small transport aircraft....
.
At Inta, there is a CHAYKA
CHAYKA
Chayka is a Russian terrestrial radio navigation system, similar to LORAN-C. It is also run on 100 kHz and is described like LORAN-C by its GRI.-Chayka-Chains:There are 5 Chayka-chains in use:...
-transmitter with a 460-meter tall guyed mast, which is the second-tallest structure in Europe.