Events
Egyptians Travel SeaEgyptians travel seaGreeks begin sea travelChinese invent the magnetic compassPrince Henry uses compass to reach southern AfricaAmerigo Vespucci becomes first European to reach South AmeriaPacific Ocean "discovered" by Vasco Nunez de BalboaSir Francis Drake navigates globeHMS challengers first voyageHMS challenger second voyageHMS challengers 3rd voyageCharles Darwin leads HMS beagle expedition"The Physical Geography of the Sea" is writtenHMS challenger finds publishedNansen Fram stuck in ice for 3 yearsModern day SCUBA inventedFirst AUV inventedROVs become common in oceanography expeditionsFirst submarine inventedMeteor VoyageRV AtlantisSecond HMS challenger expeditionchallenger 2 researches marianas trenchGlomar Challenger drillingJODIESAquarius (SAC-D instrument)Periods
Polynesians populate Islands of the PacificVikings Establish Trade Routes
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