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Alvin   A submersible from Woods Hole that explores the deep ocean. noted for locating the wreck of the rms Titanic  
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Auv   Automated underwater vehicles. They do not need to be tethered to a ship, and can therefore remain underwater for much longer periods of time. They can also make maps that would take humans much longer.  
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Bathysphere   A round submarine lowered into the ocean to observe life.  
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Columbus   European explorer who brought knowledge of the Americas to Europe.  
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Cook   Explorer who searched for Antarctica. Despite not finding it, he made many important discoveries, such as accurate surface maps.  
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Eratosthenes   Greek mathematician who used the position of the sun to determine the earth's circumference.  
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Leif Erikson   Viking explorer who sailed from Greenland to what is now Canada  
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Edward Forbes   Scientist who others thought said the deepest levels of the ocean are lifeless. He actually thought that there was little life, not none.  
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GPS   Global Positioning System. Uses relation to satellites to determine its position.  
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HMS Challenger Expedition   An early expedition that was the first devoted entirely to science.  
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latitude   part of a method of determining position.  
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longitude   another part of a method of determining position.  
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Ferdinand Magellan   Leader of the first around-the-world expedition.  
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Matthew Maury   Considered the "Father of Oceanography". Compiled and helped to standardize ship data, and wrote a textbook.  
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Ptolemy   Egyptian-Greek who produced an early map of the world. While it had latitude and longitude, it presented the earth as 28% too small.  
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Pytheas   Greek geographer-astronomer who sailed to Iceland using a system that determined ones latitude  
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ROV   Remote Operated Vehicle. Submarine that does not carry humans, allowing it to stay underwater for greater amounts of time.  
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Scripps Institute of Oceanography   Leading school of oceanography. Currently located in San Diego, California  
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Scuba   Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus. Used to allow humans to remain underwater for greater periods of time.  
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Sonar   Method of determining various characteristics of the oceans using sound.  
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Submersibles   Craft used for underwater exploration. Able to go underwater for long periods of time.  
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute   Another leading institute of oceanography. Located in Woods Hole, Maine.  
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