Peter Blair
KateTFound this sterling sliver band on the street #Ōtepoti coordinates #Antarctica
I'd love to know the story.
Can you help me get it back on the right finger?
I'd love to know the story.
Can you help me get it back on the right finger?
Alan Hesketh NZ@KateT it might be a leg tag off a migratory bird with the lat/long the place of origin or tagging. Does your Antarctica tag mean the location is there?
@alanhesketh Hi Alan, yes, the coordinates are for Antarctia. It is silver, and fits on my finger..... I guess birds do get that big!
Robyn@KateT
Could post on your behalf in a Facebook News group
Could post on your behalf in a Facebook News group
@RedRobyn if you're willing to be an intermediary, yes please :)
@KateT
Popped it on one of the bigger, and friendlier "news" groups. I'm a bit of a quiet no mates there, so the algorithm might hide it. Fingers crossed
Popped it on one of the bigger, and friendlier "news" groups. I'm a bit of a quiet no mates there, so the algorithm might hide it. Fingers crossed
Potato Enthusiast 🇵🇸@KateT did you try going to the address?
@Br3nda The coordinates on the ring are for a tiny bay on the peninsula (not saying exactly where, as I'll use it as proof of ownership, should the joyful day arrive!) #Ōtepoti #Antartica #lostring
hilary@KateT know someone who works down there, will try shoot them a message and see if they might know
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Mark@KateT
This sad list may help though I've eliminated most candidates:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_disasters_in_Antarctica_by_death_toll
Best map found so far:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic_Peninsula
This sad list may help though I've eliminated most candidates:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_disasters_in_Antarctica_by_death_toll
Best map found so far:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic_Peninsula
@zl2tod Thanks Mark. That's an interesting lead.... Drakes' Passage is pretty close.
Jason Mauer@KateT May not have been worn be a human... that looks similar to a tracking band they put on birds.
@jasonmauer we’ve considered that. But no one tags birds with silver, as far as i can tell. Plus imagine the logistics. Either catching a bird and stamping the data on the band of silver. While the bird waits patiently. Or. Stamping a whole lot of bands and wait patiently at the site for a bird to arrive?
@KateT yeah, the GPS coordinates don't seem to make much sense for bird tracking.
What are the coordinates, by the way? That may help in tracking down the owner.
Kristin Bailey@jasonmauer @KateT I was thinking the exact same thing. Penguin leg band, maybe?
@KBaileyBooks @jasonmauer You mean like a rapper penguin who's lost his bling? It's sterling silver :)
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Johnyforeigner@KateT
If you look up the coordinates the location may be a clue.
If you look up the coordinates the location may be a clue.
Kinniska@KateT 925 typically indicates the quality of the silver (ie that it’s sterling quality). Hope you’re able to find the owner.
oDONKor@KateT Print out a note with the text "Ring found, please report to:" and place it where you found it. 🤷🏼
haphazard@KateT I'm wondering if it might be a penguin tracking band. Or possibly another animal. The series of scuffs along the upper edge seem to indicate it was pecked at trying to get it off.
Bob Brown 🕹️@KateT Nobody has said the obvious of taking it to the police, yet I fear that might be the end of it for something so unusual. I’m not a member of the Dunedin News Facebook group but if you know someone who can weather the awful comments in there that would be worth a shot. I know a well connected person who might be a good lead. I’ll pass it on to them privately and see what they say.
@gurubob Thanks Bob. The police station will be the next step. It's been posted on the DN community news FB page, and the person was happy to be an intermediary for me :)
I've also been in contact with the geology dept.
I've also been in contact with the geology dept.
@KateT real keen to hear the end result, keep us posted ☺️
@gurubob will do - it's been fun (if not a bit repetitive!)
@KateT
Yes, probably. A likely place for the owner to have been enquiring
Fortunately most of the people on the fb group are just reacting and moving on. A jeweller who uses coordinates has been suggested, but I imagine you are right and the base is mass produced.
There's a tramping Facebook group? Might find the adventurous people.
Yes, probably. A likely place for the owner to have been enquiring
Fortunately most of the people on the fb group are just reacting and moving on. A jeweller who uses coordinates has been suggested, but I imagine you are right and the base is mass produced.
There's a tramping Facebook group? Might find the adventurous people.
ScottinSoCal 🇺🇦 🕊 🏳🌈@KateT
What are the coordinates on it?
What are the coordinates on it?
Matt Hodgkinson@KateT Google Lens brought up similar pictures of male engagement and wedding rings. They're sometimes known as gap rings. Wolf & Badger sell one that looks quite similar to the one you found. I'll bet they were engaged on an Antarctic cruise or expedition that stopped at those coordinates.
Kia ora Matt @mattjhodgkinson
My thoughts exactly :) Etsy sells them too - so not monetarily valuable, but possibly of huge sentimenal value!
My thoughts exactly :) Etsy sells them too - so not monetarily valuable, but possibly of huge sentimenal value!
Martin Campbell@KateT What geographic location do the GPS coordinates refer to?
@martincampbell2 Mōrena Martin, I'm not sharing the exact location, as it'll provide proof of ownership if day comes. It is in Antarctica though, which, for the person who it belongs to, will be enough..
VegOS@KateT Isn't it an engraved geo location?
@vegos_f06 Yes it is. It's in Antarctica. It's key ownership ID info, so I'm not sharing where exactly. :)
Evelyn@KateT The edges look like maybe it was cut off the finger in an emergency situation like an injury causing the finger to swell so the ring couldn’t be removed normally. Maybe check with the lost-&-found departments of any nearby emergency departments or urgent care clinics?
@gorfram thanks Evelyn, that grim thought has been suggested! I don't think so though.... the edges are actually quite smooth. Pretty sure it's just an adjustable ring.
the Hearth 
@KateT What are the coordinates on the band? could they help you find the owner, perhaps?
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@Hearth hi. They mark a spot in Antarctica... so probably a momento from that place. Hopefully something marvellous like an engagement, and not something tragic like a ship wreck! Whatever the story, it will be instantly recognisable to the owner.
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Karen Lopez 🌎👩💻🔒@KateT thinking of adding in @funranium just in case.