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Perri Thaler

Ancient whale 'graveyard' discovered under melting Russian glacier

Whale bones lie on the edge of an island.

Scientists have discovered that a glacier in the Russian Arctic is retreating extremely quickly — and its rapid retreat has exposed a graveyard of ancient whale bones.

The research expedition landed on Wilczek Island, in the far north of Russia, earlier this year to study permafrost, according to a statement from the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI) in Russia.

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