Antarctic research

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New Zealand’s contribution to International Polar Year was a 52-day voyage by the ship Tangaroa in order to conduct research in Antarctica’s Ross Sea. Lead scientist Mary Livingston emphasises just what a multi-faceted expedition this was, bringing together zoologists, oceanographers, meteorologists and other scientists from the Ministry of Fisheries, the National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research, the National Museum and various universities, to study life beneath the seas of Antarctica. Competition for berths – the ship can carry 44 people, including 13 crew – was fierce. Voyage leader Stu Hanchet says, ‘We could have filled the science positions four times over … we had so many people requesting a berth … We ended up with a really strong team.’

Answers

1. 14. D
2. 15. B
3. 16. A
4. 17. F
5. 18. starfish
6. 19. predators
7. 20. icebergs
8. 21. glass
9. 22. teeth
10. 23. chin
11. 24. F
12. 25. G
13. 26. B

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