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Published: 25 Feb 2017 - 01:38 am | Last Updated: 17 Nov 2021 - 11:06 am
People visit the Paul Emile Victor museum on February 23, 2017 in the French eastern village of Premanon. The museum, which opened on February 18, 2017, is the first permanent museum devoted to the Arctic and Antarctic regions, according to Anthony Renou,

People visit the Paul Emile Victor museum on February 23, 2017 in the French eastern village of Premanon. The museum, which opened on February 18, 2017, is the first permanent museum devoted to the Arctic and Antarctic regions, according to Anthony Renou,

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Africa

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Americas

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