Fin Whale and Iceberg, Southern Indian Ocean (IMAGE)

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Fin Whale and Iceberg, Southern Indian Ocean

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A fin whale surfaces at 58°S in the southern Indian Ocean, at the southern end of the submerged Kerguelen plateau, in a photo captured in January 2010 from the R/V Marion Dufresne, the research vessel that collected hydrophone data for the new study.

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J-Y Royer

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