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View of the settlement of Akaroa on Banks Peninsula, near Christchurch |
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The Alde River in Sussex, U.K., one of the river systems Keith Hunter studied while a post-doc at the University of East Anglia in 1979. |
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A sunset view on Doubtful Sound taken when our group studied this fjiord system in 1989 using the R/V Munida. |
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Doubtful Sound, seen here from the Wilmot Pass which crosses the Southern Alps into this West Coast fjord is one of NZ's remote scenic wonders. |
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The Water of Leith, a small river flowing through Dunedin and the University of Otago campus, is a useful laboratory "test bed" for our research group. |
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The Livia River is one of the pristine streams flowing into Doubtful Sound at its head, Deep Cove. |
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Lake Manapouri, one of NZ's best kept tourism secrets, is the deepest glacial lake in the country and breathtakingly beautiful. |
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Early morning sunrise at the mouth of the Mataura River in southern New Zealand. |
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Mount Cook, New Zealand's scenic icon, is the tallest mountain in the Southern Alps (12,347 feet). |
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Early morning sunrise over the Oreti River in Southland, a drowned river valley estuary. |
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Peggy's Cove in Nova Scotia, with a beautiful fishing village atmosphere. Photo taken by Keith Hunter during a visit to Dalhousie University. |
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Mouth of the Taieri River, the largest river system close to Dunedin. This is both a base for coastal fishing vessels and a popular holiday resort for Dunedin residents. |
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At the mouth of Doubtful Sound, there are several seal colonies based on small islands |
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Sunset over the Tasman Sea, captured by Keith Hunter during the 1983 SEAREX cruise of R/V Tangaroa. |
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Mouth of the Taieri River, the largest river system close to Dunedin. This is both a base for coastal fishing vessels and a popular holiday resort for Dunedin residents. |
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This is a photograph of the bow of R/V Tangaroa reflected in the sea surface as she steams forward into glassy seas. It shows that at least sometimes the seas are kind in the roaring forties. |