Russia’s Norilsk is the most northerly city in the world. AFP via Getty Images. The modern story of Norilsk begins in the early 20th century when a geologist discovered rich deposits of nickel ...

Norilsk is the second largest city (176,000 inhabitants) located in the continuous permafrost zone after Yakutsk (pop. 269,000). (via English Russia ) There are about 100,000 hectares of burnt-out ...

Norilsk, Russia, has long been recognized as one of the most polluted places on Earth, because of Norilsk Nickel, the world’s biggest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel.

Norilsk, once a slave labor camp, now prospers as a source of palladium. Not bad, except for the two months of darkness and temperatures of minus 80 F.

Norilsk, the world’s most northern city, has been dubbed one of the world’s most polluted cities by experts. The small city of about 176,000 started experiencing its pollution during the early ...

6 February 2007 – Russian metals giant Norilsk Nickel is to spin off its power assets, worth $2.5bn, before the end of this year, as the group’s key owners accelerated their divorce and ...

Norilsk lies inside the Arctic Circle, and its history is a tale of remarkable human endeavor. Built in 1935 in the harshest conditions imaginable (polar nights, bone-chilling temperatures ...