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South Georgia Island in the South Atlantic Ocean
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SL4-142-4577 (28 Jan. 1974) --- Two large ice islands in the vicinity of South Georgia Island in the South Atlantic Ocean, as photographed from the Skylab space station in Earth orbit by one of the Skylab 4 crewmen. The camera used was a hand-held 70mm Hasselblad, with SO-368 medium-speed Ektachrome. One of the ice islands is partially obscured by clouds. Ice islands were observed as large as 45 by 60 kilometers (27 x 37 miles) and as far north as 45 degrees south latitude.
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Credit lineSouth Georgia Island in the South Atlantic Ocean. NASA/JSC, 1974-02-28. Public domain. ID: sl4-142-4577.
