March 2012
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Anonymous asked: In a compound frond, the subdivisions are called pinnae (singular is pinna). I don't want to sound haughty or nitpicky, but I thought you'd like to know, if you didn't already :)
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A Seed Vault
Have you heard of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault?
The seed vault is located in Longyearbyen, only 810 miles away from the North Pole. It was constructed by the Norwegian government and contains over 10,000 seed samples. They are kept at -18 degrees Celsius.
This is the entrance to the vault:
For more information, check out this website:
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