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. It is located on an ice floe about north

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In popular culture

In 2007, APLIS was used for filming scenes in the movie Stargate: Continuum, in cooperation with the U.S. Navy submarine USS ''Alexandria'' (SSN-757).

References

External links

International Arctic Research Center Official homepage
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