MMC Norilsk Nickel, a mining company, is the principal employer in the Norilsk area. The city is served by Norilsk Alykel Airport and Norilsk Valek Airfield. Due to the intense mining, the city is one of the ten most polluted cities in the world. Temperatures sometimes dropping to 45 degree below zero Fahrenheit. Because it is above the Arctic Circle there are months in the winter in which the sun is not seen. It is a difficult place to build anything or maintain industrial operations. The situation makes even more impressive the 16th century development of Mangazeya, which even farther north than Norilsk.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
The city covered with snow, Norilsk.
MMC Norilsk Nickel, a mining company, is the principal employer in the Norilsk area. The city is served by Norilsk Alykel Airport and Norilsk Valek Airfield. Due to the intense mining, the city is one of the ten most polluted cities in the world. Temperatures sometimes dropping to 45 degree below zero Fahrenheit. Because it is above the Arctic Circle there are months in the winter in which the sun is not seen. It is a difficult place to build anything or maintain industrial operations. The situation makes even more impressive the 16th century development of Mangazeya, which even farther north than Norilsk.
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