Russia Plans Ice City in Arctic Circle

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In the latest bid to solidify territorial claims within the Arctic Circle, Russia has unveiled plans to build a city for 5,000 year round residents 1,000 miles from the North Pole on the remote island Kotelniy in the Novosibirsk archipelago. Part of a strategic plan to assert its claim over the vast reserves of natural resources underneath the polar ice cap, the planned development will cost several billion dollars.

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Cite: Tim Winstanley. "Russia Plans Ice City in Arctic Circle" 25 Nov 2011. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/186334/russia-plans-ice-city-in-arctic-circle> ISSN 0719-8884

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