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This is a list of notable professional and amateur explorers who have personally explored the underwater environment and contributed towards expanding the knowledge and understanding of that environment. The list may include
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517:(1897β1948), American marine biologist noted for a pioneering study of intertidal ecology
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492:(28 January 1884 β 24 March 1962), Swiss physicist, inventor and explorer
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498:(28 July 1922 β 1 November 2008), Swiss oceanographer and engineer
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325:(1869β1948), Norwegian marine zoologist and one of the founders of
180:(born 1954), co-discoverer of the Pirate Ship of Joseph Bannister,
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595:(born 1947), pioneer underwater archaeologist and treasure hunter
205:(born 30 May 1945), β American underwater archaeological explorer
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638:(1928β1990), pioneer underwater archaeologist, director of the
479:β Deep-ocean explorer, and inventor of atmospheric diving suits
115:(1932β2021), pioneer underwater archaeologist, author, founded
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576:(31 March 1909 β 14 July 2001), pioneer of cave diving in the
428:(1936β2019), pioneer underwater archaeologist, prolific author
403:(born 1950), Canadian cave diver, author, marine archaeologist
272:(born 1951), South African diver, holder of world records for
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Norwegian
Scientific Expedition to Tristan Da Cunha 1937-1938
607:(born 1933), underwater archeologist and the world's first
473:(1922β2002), American marine biologist and diving pioneer
301:(1919β2013), Austrian marine biologist and diving pioneer
589:(March 6, 1958 β July 21, 2010), documentary filmmaker
85:(born 1942), underwater archaeologist, professor at
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240:(1 April 1949 β 6 April 1994), cave diving pioneer
174:(1907β1964), American Marine Biologist and Author.
94:(8 March 1907 β 19 March 2000), a founder of the
899:Timeline of maritime migration and exploration
887:Major explorations after the Age of Discovery
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467:, founder of Georgia Archaeological Institute
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894:Chronology of European exploration of Asia
805:European maritime exploration of Australia
788:Chronology of European exploration of Asia
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529:(16 March 1905 β 8 May 1997), explorer of
156:Jacques-Yves Cousteau, co-inventor of the
793:History of European exploration in Tibet
334:(1861β1916), German fisheries scientist
810:European land exploration of Australia
830:European colonization of the Americas
390:(1803β1891), Russian/German zoologist
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647:(1906β1971), Danish marine biologist
372:(born 1951), German marine biologist
319:(born 1929), German marine biologist
313:β Cave diver and underwater explorer
56:, crew of exploration submersibles,
415:(July 26, 1904 β September 7, 1981)
234:(born 1935), American oceanographer
137:(1879β1967), U.S. marine biologist.
131:(1887β1984), U.S. marine zoologist.
920:1928 Great Barrier Reef expedition
570:(1954β2005), Australian cave diver
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945:Operation Sunshine (USS Nautilus)
221:(15 July 1931 β 24 February 2020)
117:Institute of Nautical Archaeology
882:Timeline of European exploration
307:β Submersible designer and pilot
295:(born 1941), German cave diver
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925:Austrian expedition to Brazil
904:Timeline of space exploration
653:(1915β2000), marine biologist
625:(born 1951), Marine geologist
618:autonomous underwater vehicle
215:marine biologist and explorer
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950:Whitney South Sea Expedition
825:Exploration of North America
511:(7 arch 1909 β 15 July 1991)
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125:(29 July 1877 β 4 June 1962)
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815:Exploration of the Americas
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837:Exploration of the Pacific
820:Settlement of the Americas
87:University of Rhode Island
289:, Australian cave diver
1078:Underwater occupations
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338:Emperor Showa of Japan
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930:Challenger expedition
842:Polynesian navigation
580:and a founder of the
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276:and deepest cave dive
209:Jacques-Yves Cousteau
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129:Samuel Stillman Berry
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1033:Underwater explorers
970:By country of origin
640:Sea Research Society
531:Warm Mineral Springs
135:Henry Bryant Bigelow
877:Chinese exploration
623:Kathryn D. Sullivan
251:Michèle Marie Fieux
101:Michael C. Barnette
52:, ocean engineers,
1068:Lists of explorers
636:Peter Throckmorton
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535:Little Salt Spring
388:August David Krohn
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70:David Attenborough
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413:Edwin Albert Link
293:Jochen Hasenmayer
259:, archeologist(?)
96:Cave Diving Group
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913:Expeditions
751:Cave diving
734:environment
725:Exploration
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651:Ruth Turner
601:(born 1961)
515:Ed Ricketts
401:Steve Lewis
376:John Knauss
332:Bruno Hofer
323:Johan Hjort
274:deep diving
238:Sheck Exley
107:Otis Barton
58:cave divers
1062:Categories
987:Portuguese
859:Antarctica
690:References
670:Allyn Vine
614:Bill Stone
568:David Shaw
345:taxonomist
270:Nuno Gomes
257:Mel Fisher
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1038:Seafarers
962:explorers
870:Timelines
683:Don Walsh
342:jellyfish
299:Hans Hass
187:Carl Chun
158:aqua-lung
1023:Climbers
997:Romanian
960:Lists of
768:Deep-sea
609:aquanaut
452:Canadian
370:Uwe Kils
1002:Russian
992:Spanish
982:Italian
539:Florida
119:in 1973
977:French
854:Arctic
800:Africa
781:region
758:Desert
741:Canopy
559:Hunley
213:French
191:German
849:Polar
763:Ocean
448:Scots
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