File:Greenland sperm whale 1762.jpg

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Far from its South Atlantic home, this sperm whale was killed in Greenland in 1762 and its blubber processed at the Greenland Dock, London.

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	21:48, 12 July 2008		1,232 × 871 (236 KB)	CMallwitz (talk \| contribs)	Far from its South Atlantic home, this sperm whale was killed in Greenland in 1762 and its blubber processed at the Greenland Dock, London.

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Camera manufacturer	Panasonic
Camera model	DMC-FZ3
Exposure time	1/60 sec (0.016666666666667)
F-number	f/2.8
ISO speed rating	100
Date and time of data generation	12:37, 6 July 2008
Lens focal length	8.4 mm
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Horizontal resolution	72 dpi
Vertical resolution	72 dpi
File change date and time	22:35, 12 July 2008
Y and C positioning	Co-sited
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Date and time of digitizing	12:37, 6 July 2008
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Maximum land aperture	3 APEX (f/2.83)
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Flash	Flash fired, compulsory flash firing
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Sensing method	One-chip color area sensor
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Exposure mode	Auto exposure
White balance	Auto white balance
Digital zoom ratio	0
Focal length in 35 mm film	64 mm
Scene capture type	Standard
Contrast	Normal
Saturation	Normal
Sharpness	Normal