Mirny
Mirny , town, NE Siberian Russia, in Sakha Republic. Founded in 1956, when diamonds were discovered, Mirny grew rapidly and is now the center of the Russian diamond-mining industry.
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Bellingshausen, Fabian Gottlieb von
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
...than repeat, the discoveries of James Cook in 1772–5. The expedition sailed in July 1819 with Bellingshausen aboard the Mirny and his second in command aboard the Vostok . In December they reached South Georgia and completed the coastal survey begun...
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Sakha Republic
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Wheat, barley, rye, and leaf and root vegetables are grown. Diamond mining is the republic's main industry; it is centered in Mirny, which has one of the world's largest diamond-processing plants. Other minerals include gold, tin, and uranium. Lumbering, fishing...
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