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A sailing canoe sits in a Tahitian bay, surrounded by crowds of onlookers, and several smaller canoes full of people there to celebrate the occasion.
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Hōkūleʻa is welcomed in Tahiti in 1976

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Two whales attack a ship on a map
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Whales of the Carta Marina

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a part human, part horse, part fish on an early atlas
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Mythical Creatures on Maps

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King Manuel of Portugal rides a sea creature
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Political Props

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a mermaid illustration on an old map
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A Mermaid's Vanity

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The Johnson-Sea-Link submersible returns with a specimen of Keratoisis bamboo coral inside its collection box.
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Submersible with Coral Samples

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Ice divers study the abundance of marine life.
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Counting Creatures

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Ice divers descend through a hole in the ice.
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Descending Through the Ice

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In Egypt, Dr. Jean-Daniel Stanley of the Smithsonian studies submerged ancient settlements.
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Underwater Archaeology

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Photo of three sea creatures involved in a scientific mystery
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Three Mystery Fish

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Students share a microscope to get a closer look at plankton samples from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.
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Students Study Plankton

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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