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2 unusual facts about Terra Nova Bay


Sterechinus neumayeri

The Antarctic sea urchin is found in circumpolar waters including the Southern Ocean, the Balleny Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Terra Nova Bay and Victoria Land.

Zucchelli Station

Zucchelli Station is an Italian research station located at Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica and named after Mario Zucchelli, late director of the Italian Antarctic Program.


RV Araon

The first location her crew investigated, for a South Korean Antarctic base, in the Cape Burks area, was not deemed suitable, and she then investigated the selected site in Terra Nova Bay.


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