We took a nice walk around Hobart and the harbor today. We came across the Aurora Australis, an icebreaker in the Australian Antarctic Division.
Hobart is the second-busiest port in Australia (behind Sydney) and is the base for Australia's Antarctic research. The research currently focuses on four areas: Ice, ocean, atmosphere, and climate; Southern Ocean ecosystems; Adaptation to environmental change; and Impact of human activities in Antarctica.
The Aurora Australis is named after the southern version of the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights). It's a huge ship that can carry 2-3 helicopters, desalinize 45,000 litres of water per day, and break through 1.5 metres of ice. Quite a ship!
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