Fifty-Nine and a Half Degrees South
59.5 degrees south is the GPS position where the author dropped an Argo float into the Southern Ocean.
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Series: School Journal Level 3 August 2013
Reading year level: 6
Category: Non-fiction
59.5 Degrees South
Words by Sarah Wilcox
This article is a recount of her journey on the NIWA ship, Kaharoa.
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School Journal Level 3 August 2013
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2 of 3Egbert and the Princess
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