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"More Than Meets The Eye"
Camp Century may seem like something out of a James Bond movie, but is very much real. The subterranean research center was built beneath the surface of the Greenland Ice Sheet by the US Military, a mere 1287 kilometers (800 miles) to the south of the North Pole and 240 kilometers (150 miles) to the West of Thule. Built amid a wind-swept, icy terrain at below freezing temperatures, the underground camp could comfortably house up to 200 soldiers, and encompassed a mess, living quarters, labs, a cinema, a library and much more, all powered by the world's first mobile nuclear generator. While the camp was primarily used for meteorological research, it lay the foundation for "Project Iceworm", a highly confidential endeavor to built a vast missile base beneath the surface of the icecap at the height of the Cold War. The whole affair was so secret that even the Danish government was not aware of its existence. The project eventually failed and the research center was closed in 1966. Believed to have been buried forever, scientists now estimate that climate change may unearth the entire station in a matter of a few decades.
Camp Century, Qeqertat, Greenland
"More Than Meets The Eye"
Camp Century may seem like something out of a James Bond movie, but is very much real. The subterranean research center was built beneath the surface of the Greenland Ice Sheet by the US Military, a mere 1287 kilometers (800 miles) to the south of the North Pole and 240 kilometers (150 miles) to the West of Thule. Built amid a wind-swept, icy terrain at below freezing temperatures, the underground camp could comfortably house up to 200 soldiers, and encompassed a mess, living quarters, labs, a cinema, a library and much more, all powered by the world's first mobile nuclear generator. While the camp was primarily used for meteorological research, it lay the foundation for "Project Iceworm", a highly confidential endeavor to built a vast missile base beneath the surface of the icecap at the height of the Cold War. The whole affair was so secret that even the Danish government was not aware of its existence. The project eventually failed and the research center was closed in 1966. Believed to have been buried forever, scientists now estimate that climate change may unearth the entire station in a matter of a few decades.
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