November 17, 2006 msnbc Iceberg off New Zealand becomes tourist mecca
Scientists sample to figure out where on Antarctica it, others came from
A helicopter carrying seven sightseers is dwarfed by the northernmost iceberg off Dunedin 16 November 2006. Two icebergs drifting off the New Zealand coast have attracted massive interest from sightseers as well as sparking fresh warnings to shipping after their 13,500 kilometre journey from Antarctica. The icebergs were about 100 kilometres (60 miles) off the Otago coast in the south-east of the country 15 November, the closest sighting off New Zealand for 75 years, The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) said.
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A helicopter carrying seven sightseers is dwarfed by the northernmost iceberg off Dunedin 16 November 2006. Two icebergs drifting off the New Zealand coast have attracted massive interest from sightseers as well as sparking fresh warnings to shipping after their 13,500 kilometre journey from Antarctica. The icebergs were about 100 kilometres (60 miles) off the Otago coast in the south-east of the country 15 November, the closest sighting off New Zealand for 75 years, The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) said.