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pl23_spac0362.jpg

Blue-green swirls in water north of South Georgia Island indicate phytoplanktonbloom

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Description

Blue-green swirls in water north of South Georgia Island indicate phytoplanktonbloom. Very large icebergs are also visible in this image that have driftednorth from Antarctica.

Credit

NOAA/NESDIS Operational Significant Event Imagery

Display Date

2004 January 16 1215 UTC

Collection

NOAA in Space

Keywords

Space

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