Scuba Diving the Seven Seas

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Photo: Eduardo Sorensen | Mike Rapu Dive Center   Ever wonder which bodies of water make up the Seven Seas? As you likely learned in school, our planet has five oceans (Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Southern/Antarctic), so what two bodies of water round out the Seven Seas? According to NOAA: – The phrase Seven Seas comes from Greek literature and originally referred […]

Introducing PADI AmbassaDivers, The Jetlagged

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The Jetlaggeed We caught up with new PADI AmbassaDivers™, The Jetlagged, to find out how they have become such passionate and dedicated divers and filmmakers, travelling the world on a mission to protect our oceans. How did you both get into scuba diving? Hendrik’s underwater passion started early as a kid when he was training snorkeling skills […]

Diving Davíðsgjá – Silfra’s ‘Darker, Spookier Sibling’

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diving Davíðsgjá in iceland   If you have dived or read about “The Silver Lady,” or Silfra, in Iceland’s Lake Thingvallavatn, then you’re familiar with her 100m (328ft) visibility and intriguing location between the North American and Eurasian continents.  Here, water originates as meltwater from neighboring Langjökull glacier before filtering up to 100 years through an aquifer and emerging […]

5 Bucket List Subjects for Underwater Photographers

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Tips for Buying an Underwater Camera The scuba community is bursting with epic photos, from mind-blowing marine life encounters to idyllic destinations. We flicked through our PADI Instagram page to bring you five of many bucket list subjects worthy of any underwater photographer’s shot… Hammerhead Sharks Almost all of the #Galapagos Islands are preserved as a national park. A truly unique […]