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A view from the Bransfield Strait in Antarctica.

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Aerial view of a Kenyan Navy launch just off the coast of the Somali port city of Kismayo.
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A view of the high Norwegian Arctic while aboard the Research Vessel Lance. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the region to observe first-hand the effects of climate change.

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Headline Aerial View of Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands

Caption Description An aerial view of Marovo Lagoon in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands.
Flying over the lagoon and the province’s main town of Gizo, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was able to observe the effects of deforestation, climate change and natural disasters on the area.

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NICA ID 483305

Production Date 09/03/2011 1:47:01 AM

Country Solomon Islands

Credit UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

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