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Since 2012 XDEEP Exploration Support Program helps explorers, scientists, and environmentalists around the globe in their efforts to explore, preserve, and deeper understand the underwater world.

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Supported projects

↓ Maria Concordia 3D
Lower Silesia
2023
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Maria Concordia 3D
First large-scale 3D underwater mapping project.
↓ Project Antillothrix
2016
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Project Antillothrix
Unlocking the secrets of Hispaniola’s evolutionary history.
↓ Peña Colorada
2018
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Peña Colorada
In search of a connection with Sistema Huautla.
↓ Silver Mines of Lavrio
2019
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Silver Mines of Lavrio
Diving into the wealth of the Athenian Republic.
↓ Bahia Expedition
2021
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Bahia Expedition
Joined Up in Bahia - the sumps and siphons of Brasils’ Lapa Doce & Brejoes caves.
↓ Expedition Bjuralven 2023
2023
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Expedition Bjuralven 2023
Extreme Exploration only possible by diving in the arctic winter.
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What does it mean to be an explorer?

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Exploration of flooded caves, mines, and shipwrecks is a tremendous effort, involves significant risks, and comes with uncertain outcomes.

Discover what it means to be an explorer and who the individuals behind recent years' most spectacular underwater exploration projects are.


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Author: Alfred Minnaar

Featured stories

↓ Water is the source of life
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Water is the source of life
An interview with Melanie Cristau, Du´an Karstlands team member.
↓ Expedition Bjurälven from the inside out
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Expedition Bjurälven from the inside out
An interview with Ane Mengshoel, Expedition Bjuralven team member.
↓ Not that easy
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Not that easy
Backstage of The Maria Concordia Project, by Marcin Stempniewicz.
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How to apply?

Share your vision with us. We want to support adventures, explorations, and projects that deepen the understanding of the underwater world.

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