remote
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Scientists have uncovered more than 30,000 fossilized teeth, bones, and other remains on the remote Arctic island of Spitsbergen.
From Science Daily
Cal Fire crews used a rope system to retrieve the body of the swimmer, clad in a black-and-blue wetsuit, from a remote stretch of beach south of Davenport, according to officials.
From Los Angeles Times
Since the Cold War, the Arctic has offered Russia a remote sanctuary for much of its nuclear arsenal.
"The discovery of these wolves on a remote island is completely unexpected," said Dr. Linus Girdland-Flink of the University of Aberdeen, a lead author of the study.
From Science Daily
The same ship made headlines earlier this year when it left behind an elderly woman on a remote island on the Great Barrier Reef.
From BBC
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