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Explain why the town of Pyramiden (in Norway) has become a frozen ghost town stuck in time?

Explain why the town of Pyramiden (in Norway) has become a frozen ghost town stuck in time?

Pyramiden is a former mining town located in the Svalbard archipelago, north of Norway. Founded by Sweden in 1910, it was sold to the Soviet...

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Explain why the city of Pripyat (in Ukraine) is still abandoned after Chernobyl?

Explain why the city of Pripyat (in Ukraine) is still abandoned after Chernobyl?

On April 26, 1986, a reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded during a safety test. This event became one of the worst nuclear...

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