The Svalbard Global Seed Vault

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault Photographer Caroline Poiron tracks embryos of plant life from their origin on a farm in Hyderabad, India to the
Caroline Poiron / Light Mediation

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The storage area lies nearly 400 feet inside a sandstone mountain. The northerly site was chosen for its lack of tectonic activity and its permafrost. Because the mountain sits 430 feet above sea level, the vault will remain dry even if the icecaps melt.

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