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Ocean Exploration Timeline

By Kanik
  • 5000 BCE

    5000 BC to 1 BC

    5000 BC to 1 BC
    Ocean exploration begins around 5000 B.C. This time diving and sailing vessels started. This was the time diving bells and coastal maps were introduced
  • 1 CE

    1 AD to 1600

    1 AD to 1600
    As sailing vessels started the explorers were moving farther and discovering new land. Travelling around the world advanced diving technology started at this time.

  • 1601 to 1800

    1601 to 1800
    Develpment of diving suits and helmets has helped us in deep diving. This was the time when first Submarine invented.

  • 1801 to 1900

    1801 to 1900
    Advanced technology development of diving equipment for scuba helped us to discover the existence of deep sea life.

  • 1901 to 1950

    1901 to 1950
    This time the first map of the ocean floor and the first deep ocean dives were introduce. Aqua lung is invented by Jacques Cousteau, prehistoric fish was found alive on the ocean floor.

  • 1951 to 1970

    1951 to 1970
    The deepest ocean dive takes place in 1960, ocean laboratories evolve, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is established in 1970 to help with ocean research.

  • 1971 - Present

    1971 - Present
    After 1970, many exciting new discoveries include the discovery of deep sea hydrothermal vents, the discovery of the wreck of the Titanic, and the first video of a live giant squid in the ocean.