In the present note we describe a new sample of southern spiral galaxies
demonstrating strong S-shape optical
warps. The galaxies were selected
on the basis of their optical images from the DSS.
First statistics indicate that warped morphologies are found
preferentially in rich environment, although this
result must be confirmed from larger redshift surveys.
The sample gives the largest available material for future
works (optical and HI) on galaxy warps.
VR acknowledges support from Russian Foundation for Basic Research (98-02-18178), "Integration'' programme (No. 578) and from French Ministère de la Recherche et de la Technologie.
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