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Title: USGS Flag Flying on the Masthead of CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent near 880 N, Arctic Ocean

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Nice photo-opportunity of USGS working near the North Pole!

[This set of photos provides selected image of two icebreakers working together in the Arctic Ocean.  All images were taken from aboard the Canadian Coast Guard Ship (CCGS) Louis S. St-Laurent (Louis), from which science crew from the Geological Survey of Canada, Canadian Hydrographic Servie, and a U.S. liaison from USGS) were responsible for the multichannel seismic operations.  United States Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) Healy (Healy) is the ship pictured in many of the photos and collected multibeam echosounder data while also breaking ice for Louis].

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Date Taken: Sept. 6, 2011

Photographer: Debbie Hutchinson , USGS

Usage: This image is public domain/of free use unless otherwise stated. Please refer to the USGS Copyright section for how to credit the photo.

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Type: JPEG image - 3.36 MB
Dimensions: 3872 x 2592
Resolution: 300 dpi

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Tags: Arctic ArcticOcean BreakingIce ExtendedContinentalShelf Ice U.S. USGS