5 Buried Worlds Beneath Svalbard

5 Buried Worlds Beneath Svalbard

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Svalbard, Norway, seems as though it exists on the very boundary between Earth and the cosmos. Polar night casts the Arctic Ocean archipelago and its frozen plains in months of unrelenting dark, exposing its ragged peaks and glacier-choked valleys to the endless scrutiny of 40,000 far-flung stars. Polar bears amble the shoreline of a chilling sea, and the aurora borealis streaks the firmament as if marking some ghostly friction between frigid Earth and colder heaven.

It's no wonder astronomers, naturalists and loners seek the isolation of these far-northern isles. Yet beneath Svalbard'

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[edit on 15-3-2010 by jumpingbeanz]

[edit on 3/15/2010 by semperfortis]

Just as moving water erodes limestone to form hidden tunnels, so too does glacial drainage forge complex cave systems. The melt water gouges coiling chasms through the ice and, far below, it flows along the rocky glacier bed to form subglacial conduits. Here, adventurous explorers can traverse floors of naked stone, their lights gleaming against the swirling blue-white ice architecture overhead
what a find this is very interesting!!

quite a key to life down there aye!!
a hidden eco system



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Don't forget about the Doomsday Seed Vault. I just read in the news they reached 1/2 million different species of native seeds.

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whats sad is that seeds don't usually last longer than 3years

Originally posted by jumpingbeanz
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whats sad is that seeds don't usually last longer than 3years

They do in the seedvaults. They are held in special chambers with correct humidity, temperature etc. and every couple of months a seed from a batch is tested for fertility.
Stilll I would think that its easier to save the forests than to replant them..(assuming we would be the ones responsible for the extinction

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The link isn't working in your OP...

Can you post more about this find.... am interested to read about it...

Underground City or what?

Try this

or this

or even this

In case anyone is wondering, the article in question is now hosted here: www.stufftoblowyourmind.com...

Best,

~rl