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Survey launch Fair Dinkum being prepared for launching. Although at 70 NorthLatitude on the north slope of Alaska, fair dinkum is Australian slang for real or speaking the truth. This boat discovered Dinkum Sands which led to along dispute between the state of Alaska and the federal government concerningmineral royalty rights. (Image credit: Rear Admiral Harley D. Nygren)