  vorkuta (; , vÃ¶rkuta; nenets for place teems with bears) is a coal-mining town in the komi republic, russia, situated just north of the arctic circle in the pechora coal basin at the usa river. population:  ==history== industrial coal fields by vorkuta river were discovered in 1930 by geologist . georgy was son of another geologist, alexander chernov, who promoted the development of the pechora coal basin, which included vorkuta fields.[http://www.vorkuta-tour.ru/h
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