Only a few people are allowed in this locked vault deep within a mountain, where seed samples of around 6,000 different species are safeguarded — see inside the highly restricted space

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is located approximately 400 feet deep inside a mountain on a remote island between mainland Norway and the North Pole.

The seed vault is not a doomsday vault according to smund Asdal.

He said that it isn't something that is prepared or made for a remote future.

According to Asdal, it is an active part of a global gene bank. These are unique genetics. The genetic codes will be lost if the seeds are lost.

It came to humanity's aid for the first time because of the war in Syria.

It is strongly recommended that copies of seeds be kept in more places, according to Asdal, who visits the vault three to four times a year. Copies of seeds can be deposited in Svalbard.

The vault isn't open to the general public. You can see what it is like below, but it is not open to the public.

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