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Bolshoy Kamen (or Bolshoi Kamen) (Russian: Большо́й Ка́мень) is a town located in the south of Primorsky Krai, Russia, at 43°7′N 132°22′E, and is the administrative center of Shkotovsky District. The town is connected with Vladivostok by road and by railway. It is located on the opposite side of the Ussuri Bay as seen from Shamora (Bukhta Lazurnaya). "Bolshoy Kamen" is translated as "Big Stone", therefore it has been nicknamed "Bigston" (Бигстон) in Russian by some locals. Bolshoy Kamen should not be confused with Kamen-Rybolov, another settlement in Primorye. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1181x1282, 288 KB) Coat of arms of Bolshoy Kamen town, Russia. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1181x1282, 288 KB) Coat of arms of Bolshoy Kamen town, Russia. ... Primorsky Krai (Russian: ), also known as Primorye (), is a federal subject of Russia (a krai). ... Streets of Vladivostok in the 1910s Vladivostok (Russian: Владивосто́к (help· info) ) is a city in Russias far east, not far from the Russia-China border and North Korea. ... Kamen-Rybolov is an administrative center of Khankaysky District, Primorsky Krai, Russia. ...

• Population: 37,000 people (in 2003).
• Area: 40 km².
• Telephone area code: 42-335 (or 235 if calling from within Primorsky Krai).
• Distance to Vladivostok by sea: 40 km.
• Distance to Vladivostok by road: 113 km.

2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Climate

The mean temperature in January is −14°C, and +24°C in July. The mean precipitation is 900 mm. Temperature is also the name of a song by Sean Paul. ...

Business & industry

There are several plants in Bolshoy Kamen involved in the repair and construction of atomic submarines. Most of the population is employed by these plants. There are three banks and seven joint-venture companies, specializing in ships, shipping, and sea-fishing. German UC-1 class World War I submarine A model of Gunter Priens Unterseeboot 47 (U-47), German WWII Type VII diesel-electric hunter-killer (SSK) submarine Typhoon class ballistic-missile carrying (SSBN) submarine, compared to a man USS Virginia, a Virginia-class nuclear attack (SSN) submarine A submarine... A bank is an institution that provides financial service, particularly taking deposits and extending credit. ... Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish. ...