Russian students are saving the Arctic
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On this barrel it says "Don`t remove. This is a memorial" -
It is mainly abandoned leftover equipment from the cold war period that is littering the Arctic island -
The students spotted eight polar bears during their stay at the island -
The students thought it was warmer than predicted -
The crew managed to remove 265 ton garbage from the Arctic Archipelago, twice as much as planned. -
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The students were facing a tremendous task. Not only should they dig up the garbage from the frozen soil, but also make sure it looked as pure as before the Soviet conquering of the Arctic Archipelago began
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