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OCC Lockdown Lecture #1 - High & Dry in Antarctica by Steve Brown

by Simon Currin 3 May 2020 18:45 UTC May 7, 2020

High & Dry in Antarctica by Steve Brown Thu, May 7, 2020 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (BST) (BST is UTC+1)

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OCC Lockdown Lecture #2 A Circumnavigation of New Zealand by David & Andrea McKay Fri, May 15, 2020 10:00 AM - 12:00 (BST) global.gotomeeting.com/join/345869797

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OCC Lockdown Lecture #3 Svalbard by Judith Jacobsen
OCC Lockdown Lecture #4 Easter Island by Dr Charles Starke
OCC Lockdown Lecture #5 Chilean Canales by Kath McNulty
OCC Lockdown Lecture #6 Cruising in Japan by Kirk Patterson

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