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Ocean Exploration Quotes

Buoyed by water, he can fly in any direction-up, down, sideways-by merely flipping his hand. Under water, man becomes an archangel Picture Quote #1

Aside from its importance to many branches of science, a knowledge of the oceans has a practical value for mankind. The intelligent development of our fishing industries, the laying of oceanic cables, the proper construction of harbor-works, oceanic commerce and navigation, as well as long-range weather forecasting, are all dependent on an understanding of the ocean Picture Quote #1

The configuration of the ocean-floor is of great interest to seismologists studying the movements of the Earth’s crust. Oceanographers are also able to explain certain peculiarities of ocean currents by the contour of the ocean-bed. But enormous areas are still unexplored Picture Quote #1

To indicate how large a part of the Earth is covered by the oceans, we might call attention to the fact that a whole hemisphere, with its center near New Zealand, would have only one-tenth of its area as dry land! And the average depth of the seas is over two miles Picture Quote #1

Fifty percent of the United States of America is underneath the ocean. And we have better maps of Mars than those areas Picture Quote #1

My final question: Why are we not looking at moving out onto the sea? Why do we have programs to build a habitation on Mars and we have programs to look at colonizing the Moon but we do not have a program looking at how we colonize our own planet, and the technology is at hand! Picture Quote #1

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A great number of soundings, mainly along the continental slope of the New England States were also taken by the vessels of the United States Fish Commission. Important soundings were made by the United States Fish Commission steamer ALBATROSS in the Caribbean, during the winter of 1883-1884 Picture Quote #1

If you compare NASA’s annual budget to explore the heavens, that one year budget would fund NOAA’s budget to explore the oceans for 1,600 years Picture Quote #1

When one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself Picture Quote #1

Knowledge of the oceans is more than a matter of curiosity. Our very survival may hinge upon it Picture Quote #1

When we return wild animals to nature, we merely return them to what is already theirs. For man cannot give wild animals freedom, they can only take it away Picture Quote #1

The future is in the hands of those who explore... and from all the beauty they discover while crossing perpetually receding frontiers, they develop for nature and for humankind an infinite love Picture Quote #1

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I liked to use my face mask more than the diving helmet for most occasions. I was learning to hold my breath longer now and could go down almost as deep without the helmet which limited my movements Picture Quote #1

It is probable that a greater number of monuments of the skill and industry of man will, in the course of the ages, be collected together in the bed of the ocean than will exist at any other time on the surface of the continents Picture Quote #1

Mission 31 pays homage to my grandfather’s work and all aquanauts who have since followed his lead in the name of ocean exploration Picture Quote #1

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Buoyed by water, he can fly in any direction-up, down, sideways-by merely flipping his hand. Under water, man becomes an archangel (Ocean Exploration Quotes) Aside from its importance to many branches of science, a knowledge of the oceans has a practical value for mankind. The intelligent development of our fishing industries, the laying of oceanic cables, the proper construction of harbor-works, oceanic commerce and navigation, as well as long-range weather forecasting, are all dependent on an understanding of the ocean (Ocean Exploration Quotes) The configuration of the ocean-floor is of great interest to seismologists studying the movements of the Earth’s crust. Oceanographers are also able to explain certain peculiarities of ocean currents by the contour of the ocean-bed. But enormous areas are still unexplored (Ocean Exploration Quotes) To indicate how large a part of the Earth is covered by the oceans, we might call attention to the fact that a whole hemisphere, with its center near New Zealand, would have only one-tenth of its area as dry land! And the average depth of the seas is over two miles (Ocean Exploration Quotes) Fifty percent of the United States of America is underneath the ocean. And we have better maps of Mars than those areas (Ocean Exploration Quotes) My final question: Why are we not looking at moving out onto the sea? Why do we have programs to build a habitation on Mars and we have programs to look at colonizing the Moon but we do not have a program looking at how we colonize our own planet, and the technology is at hand! (Ocean Exploration Quotes) A great number of soundings, mainly along the continental slope of the New England States were also taken by the vessels of the United States Fish Commission. Important soundings were made by the United States Fish Commission steamer ALBATROSS in the Caribbean, during the winter of 1883-1884 (Ocean Exploration Quotes) If you compare NASA’s annual budget to explore the heavens, that one year budget would fund NOAA’s budget to explore the oceans for 1,600 years. (Ocean Exploration Quotes) When one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself (Ocean Exploration Quotes) Knowledge of the oceans is more than a matter of curiosity. Our very survival may hinge upon it (Ocean Exploration Quotes) When we return wild animals to nature, we merely return them to what is already theirs. For man cannot give wild animals freedom, they can only take it away (Ocean Exploration Quotes) The future is in the hands of those who explore... and from all the beauty they discover while crossing perpetually receding frontiers, they develop for nature and for humankind an infinite love (Ocean Exploration Quotes) I liked to use my face mask more than the diving helmet for most occasions. I was learning to hold my breath longer now and could go down almost as deep without the helmet which limited my movements (Ocean Exploration Quotes) It is probable that a greater number of monuments of the skill and industry of man will, in the course of the ages, be collected together in the bed of the ocean than will exist at any other time on the surface of the continents (Ocean Exploration Quotes) Mission 31 pays homage to my grandfather’s work and all aquanauts who have since followed his lead in the name of ocean exploration (Ocean Exploration Quotes)