Shackleton found that the spot was in fact deep sea, with soundings up to 1, 900 fathoms.
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Local attractions include zip lines, cave and river tubing, scuba diving, jet skis and deep sea fishing.
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Where there is no light, as in the deep sea, creatures rely on chemical energy (or chemosynthesis).
Other industries, such as those for oil or paper, are also bioprospecting the deep sea with promising results.
This fact-filled Guide explores the ocean from the coastal zones to the frozen poles, the deep sea to the open ocean.
On another ROV survey in the Gulf of Mexico, the team came across the deep sea manefish (Paracaristius sp.).
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De Beers is active in every category of industrial diamond mining: open-pit, underground, large-scale alluvial, coastal and deep sea.
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It is clear that our industry should be better prepared to address deep sea accidents of this type and magnitude.
The cannon have now been brought to the surface - after 300 years in the deep sea - and cleaned.
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On Earth, the continents lie on tectonic plates that move relative to each other, creating mountains and deep sea shelves.
Unlike other ocean technologies, generating power through osmosis doesn't involve operating in the harsh environment of, say, a deep sea operation.
It will require renewed deep sea drilling and exploration though.
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Few have the background in oil and gas engineering to help Petrobras expand its operations in deep sea drilling off the Atlantic.
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They allege that under the agreement ConocoPhillips could export up to 80% of the gas found in the two deep sea blocks.
The three joined the ThinkQuest Website design contest with a web site entry entitled "Ocean AdVENTure: From Deep Sea to Deep Space".
The latter is made up of six different instrument stations that gather data on plate tectonics, hydrothermal vents and deep sea creatures.
The first minister rejected calls from the Scottish Green party leader, Patrick Harvie, to support a ban on deep sea drilling of Scottish waters.
The pressures are too great, and no engineering or materials conceivable today would allow us to build livable-sized spaces on the deep sea floor.
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Today, there are no legal restrictions on exploring the deep sea for the purposes of research or financial gain when it comes to its living resources.
One study in 2004 estimated leatherback turtles had only a 50 percent chance of avoiding being accidentally snared by a deep sea fishing line each year.
"The fluctuation of LNG volumes into the port continues to emphasise the need to find alternative deep sea trades, " said Alan Doc, chief executive of the port.
Three "mini-monster cams" were built by Jonathan Trent, his colleagues at NASA Ames Research Center in California and Deep Sea Power and Light Inc. in San Diego.
With companies increasingly putting heavy machinery on the seabed, communications with the surface are essential for deep sea oil production, Harper explains, and Oil States delivers just that.
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New sea bed is constantly being created in the middles of the oceans - flowing out as hot lava, and rapidly cooling on contact with cold deep sea water.
The war sequences are awe inspiring, whether they involve facing off against a deep sea of redcoats in firing lines, running though streams of disorganized patriots or dodging cannonballs.
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Now the scientists have the evidence to show just how devastating deep sea trawlers are to marine life, they hope to be able to prosecute companies that damage the reefs.
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Dr Higgs, a researcher in the deep sea who works from London, and Oban-based marine chronobiology investigator Dr Last, have hopes of carrying out the UK's first deep water investigation.
Until recently, little had been known about this species, apart from the fact that like many deep sea creatures it has the ability to glow - a trait called bioluminescence.
We sometimes dope this glass with other metal oxides to change the optical characteristics: thallium oxide is used in faceplates for deep sea divers and lanthanum oxide in camera lenses.
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Mr Taylor said their most popular courses were those based on coaching skills, but they had also helped players to learn about physiotherapy, sports science, media studies and deep sea diving.
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