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File:A polar bear plunges into the sea from a very steep iceberg Wellcome V0021940.jpg

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A bear plunging into the sea
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A bear plunging into the sea
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A polar bear plunges into the sea from a very steep iceberg while fishermen look on from a nearby trawler. Coloured engraving by R. Havell after C. Ross.

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Keywords: Robert Havell; William Charles Ross
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