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Murmansk, Russia

Kola Superdeep Borehole

The deepest hole drilled in the name of science, where evidence of Precambrian life was found.

Murmansk, Russia

Alyosha Statue

A monument to the defenders of the Arctic in Murmansk, Russia.

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