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The Kursk magnetic anomaly
The Kursk Magnetic Anomaly is one of the richest iron ore deposits in the world. It's located in Russia, in the south of the Central Russian heights. There is so much iron quartzite here is so great, that only vague estimates in the billions of tons can be made with regard to its true volume. The needles on compass are put 15 degrees out of kilter by its mass, leading scientists to regard the area as a unique geo-physical phenomenon — it's often referred to as the Earth's Third Magnetic Pole. A unique engineering object has been developed here — the world's largest open quarry of non-combustible minerals, the Lebedinsky.
Имандра - душа лапландских озер
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Имандра - душа лапландских озер
The lighthouses of the Leningrad oblast
To a sailor the lighthouse is a symbol of hope – a sanctuary at sea. In Leningradskaya Oblast the guiding light of these towering structures has been illuminating the waters for more than 300 years, saving human lives on a daily basis. Each one of these lighthouses is unique in its own way and has its own story, which is not always merely connected to the sea and its ships. Nowadays however, with new navigation technology, do we really need these lighthouses and do lighthouse keepers even still exist? RTG TV presenter Alexander Uvarov discovered the answers to these questions and more while on a fascinating water adventure to the lighthouses of Lake Ladoga and the Finnish Gulf.
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