Q. Which of the following statements regarding the geographical boundaries of Russia are correct?
1.Russia shares direct land borders with European nations including Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Belarus, and Ukraine.
2.Russia maintains a land border with Poland via the Kaliningrad Oblast exclave.
3.Russia shares land borders with Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, and North Korea along its southern boundary.
4.Russia have direct maritime access points in the North Sea along with other channels.
Select the answer using the code given below:
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanation:
- Statement 1 is correct: Russia shares land borders with Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, and Azerbaijan on its western/southwestern side.
- Statement 2 is correct: The Kaliningrad Oblast is a Russian exclave bordered by Poland to the south and Lithuania to the north and east.
- Statement 3 is correct: Russia’s southern land border is shared with Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, and North Korea.
- Statement 4 is incorrect: Russia does not have direct maritime access points in the North Sea proper; instead, its primary strategic gateway to northern European and Atlantic waters is through Murmansk on the Kola Peninsula along the Barents Sea, which connects westward via the Norwegian Sea.
