Ceremonial first stone of global seed vault laid

Columbus Weather Almanac

Tuesday, June 15 The 166th day of the year 199 days left Today in history On June 15, 2006, on the remote island of Spitsbergen halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole, the prime ministers of Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Iceland lay the ceremonial first stone of the Global Seed Vault. The vault, which now has the capacity to hold 2....

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