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Kittiwakes

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2008-07-21 18:23 UTC Click images for enlargements. 74°35.99'N 40°52.68'E

Seabirds are abundant in the Barents Sea, and as we progressed past 74° North, many soared alongside the ship. These are Black-legged Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla), a gull distinguished by its black wingtips.

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2008-07-21 18:25 UTC 74°36.45'N 40°53.46'E

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2008-07-21 18:25 UTC 74°36.48'N 40°53.50'E

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2008-07-21 18:25 UTC 74°36.50'N 40°53.53'E

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2008-07-21 18:25 UTC 74°36.53'N 40°53.58'E

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2008-07-21 18:25 UTC 74°36.54'N 40°53.61'E

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2008-07-21 18:26 UTC 74°36.81'N 40°54.06'E

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2008-07-21 18:28 UTC 74°37.14'N 40°54.65'E

by John Walker
August 20th, 2008
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