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A sea pig illustration on an old map
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Sea Swine

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One of several rowboats that were sunk in front of Lake Hotel at Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park in the early 20th century.
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Sunken Rowboat at Yellowstone National Park

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a group of men in kayaks
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A Kayak's Origin Story

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Why Do We Explore the Ocean?

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a man in a white hooded sweatshirt paddles in a skin boat kayak
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Kayaks Today

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a sculpture os a kayaker
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Kayaking

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Four people working aboard the deck of a ship. Two are checking materials and noting observations while the two in the background adjust the canoe's rigging.
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Lehua Kamalu and Fellow Crew Aboard Hōkūleʻa

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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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Pirate captain Bartholomew Roberts dressed in embroidered coats and hats with feathered plumes, like an elegant gentleman.
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Portrait of Bartholomew Roberts

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Illustration of a giant squid versus a merman.
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Mermen? Sea Monks? Or Giant Squid?

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Explore the different cultures of the territory between the Arctic and Pacific oceans. The area is home to over 150,000 Indigenous residents, whose diverse languages and cultures are both a link to history and the foundation for contemporary lives.
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Smithsonian Alaska Native Collections

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