Wednesday, January 24, 2007

The modern Noah's Arc

Svalbard, the nothernmost islands of Norway, can be called the modern Noah's Arc. The islands that spread over 62 thousand square kilometres and have less than 3000 population were selected as the place where the international bank of registered seeds was stored. The place is 300m under the ground with stable temperature of 18°. There are over 3 million kinds of plants placed there.

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