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Penguins on the ice

Penguins on the ice with research ship Tangaroa in background

In the background, RV Tangaroa surveys the waterway between Possession Island and the Antarctic Mainland. Photo taken during the Western Ross Sea Hydrographic Survey on the RV Tangaroa, February-March 2001.

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Rights: National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)
Published: 3 December 2007Size: 788.78 KB
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