Sentences with phrase «oceanographer jacques»

The famous oceanographer Jacques Cousteau deemed Cocos Island «the most beautiful island in the world.»

Cozumel is very well known and extremely popular amongst divers, and has been all the way back to the days of famous oceanographer Jacques Cousteau.

In November 17, 2009, Mexican government changed the island name from historical name «Isla Cerralvo» to «Isla Jacques Cousteau» [1] in honor of French oceanographer Jacques - Yves Cousteau (1910 — 1997) who had led many expeditions in this area.

Visible from space, the hole is a relic of past ice ages and was made famous by the oceanographer Jacques - Yves Cousteau.

The only other humans to see the Challenger Deep were U.S. Navy Lt. Don Walsh and Swiss oceanographer Jacques Piccard on board the bus - size bathyscaph Trieste in 1960.

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THE ODYSSEY (L'odyssée) Directed by Jérôme Salle Cast: Lambert Wilson, Audrey Tautou, Vincent Heneine, Pierre Niney The Odyssey, a fascinating biopic that tells the tempestuous story of celebrity oceanographer and filmmaker, Jacques Cousteau, will open the 2017 Festival.

In brief, evenly paced text, which includes a few direct quotes, this picture - book introduction to Jacques Cousteau begins with depictions of the scientist as a young boy, tinkering with cameras and swimming in the ocean to recover from chronic illness — experiences that led to the famed oceanographer's lifelong fascination with the sea, filmmaking, and invention.

In the early 1900s, the islands were used as a gunnery and bombing range by the Mexican government, but when oceanographer and conservationist Jacques Cousteau came across them in the 1960s, he began a campaign to have their unique and pristine ecosystem protected — a campaign that ultimately led to the creation of the Marieta Islands National park in 2005, eight years after his death.

With its historic lighthouse and it unmatched beauty, Half Moon Caye is near to the famous «Blue Hole» scientifically examined by oceanographer Yves Jacques Costeau.

Ramon was an oceanographer, researcher, environmentalist and colleague of Jacques Cousteau who called Isla his home.

Sailing on his ship Calypso, legendary oceanographer, diver and undersea explorer Jacques Cousteau ventured into the Great Blue Hole in 1971.

This dive spot first gained world recognition when it was featured in a nature documentary by the world - renowned oceanographer, Jacques Cousteau.