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Man-made cave, located in the village of Novy Port on the Yamal Peninsula, were cut in the 50s of the last century. The grandiose construction was delayed by nearly ten years.





Caves, cut through in the permafrost and ice dressed in a fur coat from the inside, stretching more than a kilometer. The main tunnel has a diameter of about 5 meters, side - to 3. The permafrost is thawing ice coat is not even in the summer, and the temperature is stable throughout the year is maintained at minus 15-17 degrees. We created this giant warehouse for the storage of fish.



Just arsenal Novoportovskoye catacombs 20 galleries, 7 ventilation shafts. Area 3 thousand and two hundred cubic meters. Strayed here man is worthless.



Merzlotnik built by political prisoners in the 50s, people literally tore the frozen ground with axes, as no shovel or a crowbar permafrost can not win. Built ten years. And now, in order to maintain the beauty of ice requires a lot of effort. The walls are cleaned of plaque, then water with snow stuck to the vaults. It is though the permafrost, but it breathes. If you do not take care of it, these ice caves just fall apart.



Novoportovskoye "refrigerators" beat all records not only the largest, but also on the "expiration date".



At the end of September, I was there ... ambiguous impression. It is striking creation of human engineering. The most amazing thing that the glacier is built below sea level. It constructed so that there is little natural ventilation.



On the other hand Novoportovskoye landscapes can serve as decorations for the film "Cold Summer 53rd»



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