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South Georgia Island in the South Atlantic Ocean
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South Georgia Island in the South Atlantic Ocean

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. The size and distribution of the "small" icebergs (to a ship they would look very large) can be used to study the local winds and currents. Recent research has suggested the possibility of towing such Antarctic icebergs to selected areas and using them as water supplies. One such iceberg would contain many times the water as in Lake Powell. Photo credit: NASA

Date
1974-02-28
Collection
JSC
Archive
NASA Image and Video Library
Type
photograph

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"South Georgia Island in the South Atlantic Ocean" (1974-02-28). NASA/JSC. Public domain. https://images.nasa.gov/details/sl4-142-4577

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