- 30 photos that will terrify you when approaching the water
- Have you realized that humans have only explored a tiny fraction of the world's oceans? And did you know that the number of viruses in the ocean surpasses the stars in the Milky Way? The ocean's deepest part is a staggering 11 kilometers deep! These facts might give you the chills, especially if you have thalassophobia. Brace yourself as we dive into some spine-chilling photos from the thalassophobia subreddit.
- The photos include:
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A haunting deep sea wave
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The unsettling moment when algae or something else brushes your foot while swimming
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Another imposing giant wave
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Award-winning diving photos by Alex Dawson
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The Finnish Nature Photograph of the Year by Antti Strang
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An iceberg's ominous tip
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A photo near Moalboal, Cebu, Philippines
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A scene devoid of sushi
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Freediving near Iglesias, Italy
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Living on the edge
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A photo encapsulating both thalassophobia and submechanophobia
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The world's smallest inhabited island
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The pioneering underwater photography at 60 meters depth in the Mediterranean Sea
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The foreboding Arch in the Blue Hole Cave in Egypt
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The mysterious "La Fosse Dionne" in France
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Point Nemo, closer to astronauts than land
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Rebreather diving in Eastern Slovakia
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A different view of the sunken Costa Concordia
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Descending stairs in a flooded mine
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A convergence of fears: flying and water
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Nature reclaiming a sunken ship
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The eerie tunnel that might collapse at 18 meters depth underwater
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A photo experimenting with the night mode on a phone camera
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Mixing thalassophobia and claustrophobia
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Abandoned silver mine shafts in Lake Superior, Thunder Bay, Ontario
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A reminiscent scene from "Spirited Away"
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The transition from reef to open ocean
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Dean's Blue Hole in the Bahamas
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A query - would you spend a night here?
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Get ready for some serious goosebumps!
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A haunting deep sea wave