One of the things Svalbard is best known for [especially with sci-fi and 'end of the human race' film fans] is the Global Seed Vault – far more dramatically known as The Doomsday Vault...
It is the world's largest secure storage of agricultural seeds, housing them in chambers deep within the mountainside in the permafrost for safekeeping.
The 'doomsday' part comes from the idea that seeds and crops may be lost through events such as drought, natural disasters, failing ecosystems and war.
And possibly the zombie apocalypse...
