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Norway–Russia border
The
border
between
Norway
and
Russia
(, ) consists of a land border between
Sør-Varanger
, Norway, and
Pechengsky District
, Russia, and a marine border in the
Varangerfjord
. It further consists of a border between the two countries'
exclusive economic zones
(EEZ) in the
Barents Sea
and the
Arctic Ocean
. Between 1944 and 1991 the border was between Norway and the
Soviet Union
. There is a single
border crossing
, on
E105
, located at
Storskog
in Norway and
Borisoglebsky
(Boris Gleb) in Russia. The Norwegian side is patrolled by the
Garrison of Sør-Varanger
and is under the jurisdiction of the Norwegian Border Commissioner, while the Russian side is patrolled by the
Border Guard Service of Russia
. Two-thirds of the border follows two rivers, the
Pasvikelva
and
Jakobselva
.
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