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“This shark was cruising low along the reef known as Alcyone. Her left eye was glancing up toward other hammerheads when I took this shot from below.” -- Nature's Best photographer, Alan Studley.Equipment Used to Capture the Shot: Nikon D300; Tokin
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Ocean Views from Nature's Best Photos

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An aerial view of the Hawaii's shore with lava flowing into the ocean from Kilauea volcano.
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Island Ecosystem Transformation via Lava

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A stingray swims in an Australian marine reserve.
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Shark Cousins: the Skates and Rays

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a sunken propeller becomes overtaken by a reef with two scuba diver in the background
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When Wrecks Become Reefs

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The Peninsula Valdes in Argentina was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1999. The site is home to important breeding populations of the endangered southern right whale (Eubalaena australis), southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), and southern sea
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Marine World Heritage Photo Gallery

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An artistic rendering of an ocean landscape as it may have looked during the Archean Eon.
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The Ocean Throughout Geologic Time, An Image Gallery

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A submersible explores the deep reefs off of Curacao in the Caribbean.
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Curasub

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a large room of shelves filled with jars
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The Worm Collection

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a woman holding a fish specimen
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Carole Baldwin holding a sea toad specimen

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A woman standing and a man sitting on a desk, both looking at specimens
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Mary Rice and Kevin Eckelbarger in 1973

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an elephant seal with a tracker
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Elephant Seal with Tracker

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