Arctic Tern with GPS tag (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Arctic Tern with GPS tag

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This Arctic tern has been outfitted with a GPS tag in Iceland to track its movements by satellite. This species has the longest migration in the world, traveling from Iceland to Antarctica and back in a single year.

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Sara Maxwell/University of Washington

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