Question

Murmansk and Archangel are port cities in northern Russia on arms of the Arctic Ocean. The two cities are less than 500 miles apart, yet Murmansk is ice-free all year long while Archangel is ice-bound most of the year. How can this be explained?

Answer 1

The simple explanation is that though they are 500 miles apart one is actually closer to the equater than the other meaning it gets warmer