But a string of unexplained explosions targeting pro-Ukrainian groups has stirred fear that Moscow could be trying to stoke unrest in the country's largest port, which lies around 120 miles west of the Crimea peninsula seized by Russia last year.
Rising beside us was the Vihantasalmi Bridge, which lies around 180km north of the capital, Helsinki.
Outfitters in Mendoza – which lies around 1,000km due west from Buenos Aires, and is easily reached from Santiago in Chile – can organise mules to carry everything required by climbers and trekkers.
Up to 20 Syrians a month are then crossing into the tiny Norwegian town of Kirkenes, which lies around 2,500 miles north of Damascus, and where the average daily temperature hovers just below freezing.
Dover Harbour Board is considering dredging for sand and gravel from Goodwin Sands, which lies around six miles out from Deal, to expand cargo facilities and build a marina at Dover port.
Mauritius claims sovereignty over the Chagos islands, which lie around 1,000 km to the north-east.
The archipelago, which lies around 2,000 km from Sydney, Australia, has around a quarter of the world's nickel deposits.
Just like Tolkien's Lonely Mountain, it looks across a marshy plain, which lies around 750 metres above sea level.
However, it should be noticed that there is still a part of the interference (which lies around 9 s in the time axis) left un-eliminated.
Temperatures at the Sepang circuit, which lies around an hour south of Kuala Lumpur, can reach 35C - but the biggest problem is humidity.
