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The Ross Ice Shelf at the Bay of Whales. This is the southern-most navigable point on the planet and the point where Amundsen started his successful trek to the South Pole. 78 30 S Latitude 164 20W Longitude.

Image ID: corp2521, NOAA At The Ends of the Earth Collection
Location: Ross Sea, Antarctica
Photo Date: 1999 January
Photographer: Michael Van Woert, NOAA NESDIS, ORA


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