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English: Image of an ice wall and the ocean floor adjacent to remote-controlled photographic equipment at Explorer's Cover, New Harbor, McMurdo Sound. An underwater camera is connected by cable to onshore facilities, which upload images to the Internet via radio signals.

main visible species :
the antarctic scallop (Adamussium colbecki)
the common antarctic sea urchin (Sterechinus neumayeri)
a stalk-like bush sponge (Homaxinella balfourensis)
a brittlestar (Ophionotus victoriae)

seaspiders (Colossendeis sp.)
Français : Image d'un mur de glace d'une banquise à Explorer's Cover, New Harbor, Détroit de McMurdo, située non loin d'équipements photographiques commandés à distance. Un appareil photo est relié par un câble aux équipements à terre, qui téléchargent les photos vers internet par radio.

Principales espèces visibles :
Coquille Saint Jaques de l'antarctique (Adamussium colbecki)
Oursin de l'Antarctique (Sterechinus neumayeri)
Une éponge (Homaxinella balfourensis)
Une Ophiure (Ophionotus victoriae)

Une Araignée de Mer (Colossendeis sp.)
Deutsch: Dieser Bereich einer Eiswand und des Ozeanbodens bei Explorer's Cover, New Harbor, McMurdo-Sund grenzt an eine ferngesteuerte Foto-Anlage. Eine Unterwasser-Kamera ist mit Einrichtungen an Land verkabelt, die Bilder per Funk in das Internet übertragen.

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日本語: 遠隔操作の撮影装置で撮影された南極マクマード湾ニューハーバーにあるExplorer's Coverの氷壁と海底の様子。水中カメラは陸上の施設とケーブルで繋がれており、そこからデータが無線で送信されインターネット上に画像が表示される仕組み。

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Čeština: Podvodní fotografie ledovce a mořského dna v antarktické zátoce McMurdo. Na snímku jsou vidět:
  • nitkožabrý mlž Adamussium colbecki
  • ježovka Sterechinus neumayeri
  • houbovec [[Homaxinella balfourensis
  • hadice Ophionotus victoriae
  • nohatka druhu Colossendeis]]
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