Illustration of HMS Challenger in 1858 by William Frederick Mitchell which later undertook an epic expedition to explore the seas of the whole world.

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Illustration of HMS Challenger in 1858 by William Frederick Mitchell which later undertook an epic expedition to explore the seas of the whole world. The Challenger Expedition set off in 1872 and circunavigated the globe and returned in 1876 - Image: Geopix

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Photo credit: © Geopix / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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