The ocean is an incredible place. It takes up the majority of our planet, yet there’s still so much we don’t know about it. But that means that there’s still plenty to explore and plenty to discover.
Bored Panda has scoured the internet to find photos of the most fascinating and unexpected things people have come across under the sea. From bizarre creatures to ancient artifacts, enjoy scrolling through these discoveries. And be sure to upvote the ones that inspire you to start exploring the ocean too!
#41 At The Bottom Of The Mariana Trench, The Deepest Part Of The Entire Ocean, A Single-Use Plastic Bag Was Found Discarded At A Depth Of 35,754 Feet
It Was Discovered 28 Years Ago, On May 20th, 1998
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9points
#42 Can Someone Tell Me What Is This Thing. While Searching For Some Life Forms On The Deep Sea, I Found This Thing. Can Someone Please Explain Me What Is This?
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#46 This Is A Dried Up Sting Ray.. No Wonder NASA Went From Exploring The Oceans, To Trying To Make It Off The Planet
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#49 These Ocean Indentations Look Very Specific And Oddly Strange They Have A Lot Of Detail 36.708063530412076, -125.25211754721201
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#53 Maritime Archaeologist Cathy Green Documents Artifacts At The Two Brothers Shipwreck Site At French Frigate Shoals
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#57 Just South Of Toulon. Heading For Cap D’agde, We’d Refuelled In Porquerolles And Were Off The Coast When This Started To Role In
The Mistral had been blowing in the Gulf of Toulon for several days (F10) and we holed up in Elba until it had calmed down. Apparently, in this part of the world, when the cold, wet, Mistral stops blowing from the North, it’s met by warm, dry equatorial air coming up from the South. When they meet, this is what forms. My first time ever sailing in that part of the world, this was entirely new to me, so to say it came as a surprise is a little understatement.The night passed in dense fog (we had no radar on-board), and was spent with 2 on watch, 15-minute radio calls giving away our position, dodging shipping coming out of Marseilles and rounding that corner of France, and watching the clock tick down to daylight. We tied up in Cap D’agde the following morning - yacht delivery complete.
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