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Islands in the Sun

Scientists, sailors, pilots, divers, and other members of the NOAA family and its predecessor agencies have worked on every continent and in every climate that exists on Earth.

This collection records but a small fraction of that experience but will take you from Arctic regions to the South Pole, island-hopping from tropics to polar regions, and from the stratosphere to the bottom of the sea.

Sub Categories

Man-of-War Bay at Charlottesville
Atlantic and Caribbean
Lagoon shoreline
Equatorial Pacific
Biologists studying marine fauna in tidal pools on Laysan Island
North Pacific
Palm trees, tropical vegetation and a volcanic peak
South Pacific
The Philippines
Surf,rock, and orange vegetation with albatross nesting at the edge of the green vegetation
Tropical East Pacific

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Wading ashore after disembarking from small boat at reef edge

Wading ashore after disembarking from small boat at reef edge.

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Offshore view of island

Offshore view of island. Reef edge not apparent but present.

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Old Japanese artillery piece in center of picture

Old Japanese artillery piece in center of picture. These islands...

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Fringing reef as seen through palm trees

Fringing reef as seen through palm trees. These islands are not...

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Ulul after direct hit by Typhoon Amy

Ulul after direct hit by Typhoon Amy. People are milling about...

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Remains of coconut plantation after direct hit by Typhoon Amy

Remains of coconut plantation after direct hit by Typhoon Amy.

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Breadfruit trees destroyed by Typhoon Amy

Breadfruit trees destroyed by Typhoon Amy. Breadfruit is a...

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Native standing by destroyed banana and coconut groves after Typhoon Amy

Native standing by destroyed banana and coconut groves after...

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