Russia and the Ukraine met to plan to the world’s largest ocean sanctuary in Antarctica on Friday. Pristine waters rich in energy and species such as whales, penguins and vast stocks of fish make will make up the proposed protected land. Here an Adelie penguin stands atop a block of melting ice near the French station at Dumont dÂ’Urville in East Antarctica.
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This undated handout photo received on October 15, 2013 shows Adelie penguins at an unidentified location in Antarctica. Seabird ecologist Dr Barbara Weinecke set off from Hobart on October 15,…
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Two Adelie penguins stand atop a block of melting ice on a rocky shoreline at Cape Denison, Commonwealth Bay, in East Antarctica January 1, 2010. Russia and the Ukraine on…
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Adelie penguins are pictured at Cape Denison, Commonwealth Bay, in East Antarctica, January 6, 2010. Russia and the Ukraine on November 1, 2013 again scuttled plans to create the world’s…
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This undated handout photo received on October 15, 2013 shows Adelie penguins at an unidentified location in Antarctica. Seabird ecologist Dr Barbara Weinecke set off from Hobart on October 15,…
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Adelie penguins stand atop ice near the French station at Dumont dÂ’Urville in East Antarctica January 22, 2010. Russia and the Ukraine on November 1, 2013 again scuttled plans to…
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Melting ice shows through at a cliff face at Landsend, on the coast of Cape Denison in Antarctica December 12, 2009. Russia and the Ukraine on November 1, 2013 again…
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