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Chunks of ice from a glacial flood triggered by a volcanic eruption lie in front of the still-erupting volcano near Eyjafjallajokul on April 17, 2010. (REUTERS/Lucas Jackson) #

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Photograph by Fridtjof Nansen

This Month in Photo of the Day: Images from the National Geographic Archive

Fridtjof Nansen takes a reading of deep Arctic Ocean water temperature as part of the expedition’s scientific work. Astronomical, meteorological, and oceanographic data were consistently collected.

From the National Geographic book National Geographic Image Collection.

http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/arctic-ocean-nansen-pod/

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