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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.
Photographer
Rear Admiral Harley D. Nygren
Display Date
1950 circa
Collection
Historic Coast & Geodetic Survey
NOAA Affiliation
NOAA Corps (ret.)