The Khibinogorsk Town -
first settlement of miners in The Khibiny Mountains
The Khibinogorsk Town - first settlement of miners in The Khibiny Mountains |
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Extensive geological studies of The Khibiny Mountains in the 20-s by research expeditions of the Academy of Sciences resulted in a discovery of large deposits of apatite. |
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The Khibiny Mountain Station of the USSR Academy of Sciences was founded in 1930 and a one year later the Polar Alpine Botanical garden was also created here. |
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Academician A.E.Fersman was
the founder of the KhAS and the named one
"Tietta" which from was developed a Kola
science center
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The commercial exploitation was began in 1929 and had initiated a rapid construction of the huge mining and new town Khibinogorsk (Kirovsk). |
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