Lakeside setting
Nikel stands beside a lake, and its irregular shoreline curls around the edge of the town. On the poster the water frames the streets with a soft, organic outline.
Minimalist map poster · Russia
Nikel — Nikel Map Poster & Print
69.4129° N / 30.2220° E
An Arctic settlement in the Pechenga district, a small planned grid beside a lake, close to the Norwegian border.
- What you see is exactly what you get
- Up to 7,200 × 10,800 px · 300 DPI
- PNG + print-ready PDF
- No watermark
One city, five moods
Nikel in every style
Ekamowa emwit style ouga bwe ouga ekamowa e dedaña ñan bwega. Style otata a kor eangan — eprint, eframe ke HD files.
Pixel ekwan · 24 × 36″ print filePrint-sharp
Every street in Nikel, razor sharp
Enin 100% crop eo mai print file eo elango. Poster otata — eprint, eframe ke edownload — erender iaan server bwir e 300 DPI, dedaña ñan 7,200 × 10,800 pixels, bwe lane ekekedik ekwan ebwe crisp iaan print 24 × 36″.
Ituro
Nikel et ituro
The map
Nikel Map Poster & Print
Nikel lies far above the Arctic Circle in the Murmansk region of Russia, a few kilometres from the border with Norway. The town sits on the shore of a lake in hilly tundra country, and its map is compact and orderly: a planned centre of apartment blocks and straight streets, an industrial zone beside it, and then an open landscape of water, rock and low vegetation.
The town takes its name from nickel. Mining in the area began in the 1930s, when Petsamo belonged to Finland, and the settlement later grew around a large smelter. For decades its emissions marked the surrounding land, and the smelter's closure in 2020 was a turning point for the town. Nikel is the administrative centre of the Pechengsky district.
A Nikel map poster reduces this setting to its essentials. The regular blocks of the town, the shoreline of the lake and the few roads leading into the tundra become fine lines on a wide, quiet ground. The contrast between a dense planned grid and the empty northern land around it gives the poster a stark, graphic strength.
- Population
- 15,596
- Coordinates
- 69.4129° N / 30.2220° E
- Elevation
- 98 m
- Time zone
- Moscow
- Region
- Nikel, Russia
Planned Soviet centre
The core of Nikel is a grid of apartment blocks and straight streets, laid out as a single plan. From above it reads as a tight, geometric block set in the tundra.
Border country
The Norwegian border lies only a short distance away. Much of the map around the town is open, lightly marked land, typical of the far north-west of Russia.
Make it yours
Frame your part of Nikel
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
Preview ededa low-resolution im watermark. Print im HD files erender iaan 300 DPI, dedaña ñan 7,200 × 10,800 px, ededa watermark.
Why Nikel
A map that means something
Nikel is a place people rarely forget, whether they grew up there, worked at the smelter or passed through on a journey across the Arctic. A map keeps that remote, particular geography in view, long after the move south.
Personalise the title and subtitle, perhaps with the years you lived there, and set the coordinates line. Choose Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. A free 900 px watermarked preview lets you check the layout before buying the $9 files.
Oder poster NikelWhat's in the HD download300 DPINo watermarkPNG + PDF
| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
Nikel Map Poster & Print — FAQ
Ekamowa order poster Nikel?
Emwit style iaan capña page, im dogen Printed Poster — size eo, im framme ouga tomwin — ke Digital HD Files. Checkout eaer sit step, im order page bwira eupdate iaan payment eo emej.
Poster Nikel eprint ekamowa?
Eprint iaan matte paper 200 gsm, iaan size eo eo, mai 30 × 40 cm ñan 24 × 36″. Poster eprint eo emeja iaan $39, shipping ededo.
Ijo oder poster Nikel eframe?
Eko. Emwit frame wood solid iaan black, white, oak natural ke wood dark. Etaña shatterproof glazing im ready ñan hang. Poster eframe emeja iaan $99, shipping ededo.
Ewa delivery eañ, im cost ewa?
Shipping ma free ägen 60+ country. Poster ngaga eo e print ägen print partner nearest ibiema 30+ country, ae e tep ägen 3–7 business day. Ngaga kor status ae tracking ibe My Orders. Country ibiema e tep 2–5 week, ae country ngaga ibe shipping e bwaren, website e ibin oen bwa ngaga pay.
Poster bwira damage iaan arrival?
Kabun photo bwira iaan 14 aean mai delivery, im bwira ereprint ededo ke erefund.
Ijo kabun aema keda ke date iaan poster Nikel?
Eko. Iaan editor page eanin, ouga change title, subtitle, im coordinates line ñan tomwin ouga koda, im emwit style im size. Order eprint, eframe im digital otata ekamowa design ouga tomwin.
Ouga ereub ekamowa iaan digital HD files?
Iaan $9 ouga ereub 300 DPI PNG im PDF print-ready iaan size otata eo, ededa watermark, ñan print ekamowa tomwin. Ouga aewedik? Download preview ededa watermarked kabun.