Aurora Australis (Ship)
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The Aurora Australis is a ship used by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) to supply its bases in Antarctica and for oceanographic research. The ship was built by P&O Polar and was launched in September of 1989. It is ninety-four metres long and 3600 tonnes in weight.
The ship caries a helipad and up to three helicopters.