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A Secure Seedbank in Norway (25 pics)

Posted in Lifestyle » Science 7 Dec 2011 / 5531 views

The Norwegian island of Spitsbergen is known for its Svalbard Global Seed Vault, located about 810 miles (1,303 km) from the North Pole. This secure seedbank preserves various plant seeds, duplicates or “spare” copies of seeds from gene banks from around the world, in an underground cavern. If the seeds are lost in gene banks, the Seed Vault will provide insurance, and in case of large-scale crises it will provide a shelter for them.

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smz 5 month s ago

pic 18 looks like nut sacks

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phish 5 month s ago

call me cynical.......yeah, right.

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orendadude 5 month s ago

If it is legit, it's a good idea. I take it that "large scale crisis" is the blowing up of the world by nuclear weapons. What a nice politically correct way to state it, don't u think? Just asking.

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