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 Stories About: Amazon River
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Lost at Sea
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07 Dec 2001 |
Daily Grist |
| Lost at Sea In the midst of an expedition to document the impact of global warming and pollution on the Amazon Basin, America's Cup champion Sir Peter Blake was shot and killed yesterday, when pirates boarded his research boat at the mouth of the Amazon River. Blake, a 53-year-old native of Auckland, New Zealand, won the yacht race in 1995 and 2000, but h ... |
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| Topics: Amazon, Amazon River, climate, green living, New Zealand, outdoor recreation, pollution and waste (all these topics) |
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