Archipelgo of Svalbard: Norway's Sub-Zero Doomsday Seed Bank
Funded by the Global Crop Diversity Trust - which in turn is funded by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization and Biodiversity International - The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is basically a bomb shelter (designed to withstand a direct Nuclear attack), is earthquake proof (already tested at a 6.2 magnitude) and is maintained at negative minus 0.4 Fahrenheit / -17.5 Celsius. Four hundrede and twenty five feet into a frozen mountain, and sixty-two miles south of the north pole, the vault is intended as a backup for the other hundreds of seed banks the world round, in case of catastrophic events - designated vaguely as "mad-made or otherwise". Designed to last 1,000 years, and capable of holding 4.5 million seeds, the vault is intended to take deposits from any country willing - at no cost - and every county can withraw at any time, whenever they need.
The main entrance:
The door handle:
A seed-bearing do-gooder, within the vault:
The main entrance:
The door handle:
A seed-bearing do-gooder, within the vault:
