From the preserved ­shipwrecks of the Great Lakes to the critter-­filled currents of British Columbia, the kelp forests of California, the wreck graveyards of Scotland’s Scapa Flow and the icebergs of Antarctica, some of the coldest aquatic environments on the planet harbor some of the most amazing sights you’ll ever experience.

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