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1. Cousteau -- Jacques Cousteau
   Jacques Cousteau was a French naval officer who had become acquainted with high altitude breathing systems used on aircraft. As an avid breath-hold diver he realized the potential for using such a system for breathing underwater. The engineering concepts were basically the same and the regulators could be adapted for diving. To implement the idea, in Paris in 1943, he and his partner, Emile Gagnan, an engineer with L'Air Liquide, they worked on their idea, using a cooking gas regulator that eventually became the first divers' Aqualung.
2. Cousteau -- Jacques Yves Cousteau
   Known widely as the world's most famous undersea explorer, Jacques Yves Cousteau was a very inventive child. By his early teens, he had already built a model crane, a battery-operated automobile, and, due to his fascination with films, saved money to buy a home movie camera. As a young sailor in the French Navy, he became a diver and started his explorations underwater. One of his many contributions during a long career with the Navy was perfection of the aqualung which allowed divers to stay underwater for hours. In 1950, with the purchase of his famous ship the Calypso, he began his extensive exploration of the Earth's oceans. These adventures led to his writing many books and producing many films.
3. Jacques-Yves Cousteau -- Jacques Yves Cousteau
   Known widely as the world's most famous undersea explorer, Jacques Yves Cousteau was a very inventive child. By his early teens, he had already built a model crane, a battery-operated automobile, and, due to his fascination with films, saved money to buy a home movie camera. As a young sailor in the French Navy, he became a diver and started his explorations underwater. One of his many contributions during a long career with the Navy was perfection of the aqualung which allowed divers to stay underwater for hours. In 1950, with the purchase of his famous ship the Calypso, he began his extensive exploration of the Earth's oceans. These adventures led to his writing many books and producing many films.
4. Jacques-Yves Cousteau
   Jacques-Yves Cousteau was the most famous undersea explorer in the world, known by his dozens of books and films from the 1950s until his death in 1997. Cousteau was born in Saint-Andre-de-Dubzac, France, to Daniel and Elizabeth Cousteau on June 11, 1910. Cousteau always loved the water and in his early teens, he became interested in machines. At the age of 11, Cousteau built a model crane and at 13, he built a battery-operated car. Also in his early teens, Cousteau became fascinated with films. He saved his money and bought a home movie camera.
5. Jacques-Yves Cousteau -- France
   Jacques-Yves Cousteau ( June 11 , 1910 – June 25 , 1997 ) was a French naval officer, explorer , ecologist , and researcher who studied the sea and all forms of life in water. Cousteau was born in Saint André de Cubzac , France and died in Paris , France . Cousteau is generally known in France as le commandant Cousteau ("Commander Cousteau"). Worldwide, he was commonly known as Jacques Cousteau .
6. Jacques-Yves Cousteau -- World
   Jacques-Yves Cousteau was a man revered by a whole generation as an ecologist, conservationist, and protector of the Earth’s oceans. To the people who watched his programs, he brought fascination, wonder and a sense of awe. He taught them how to protect the world and enlightened them about the mysteries of the deep, while exploring new depths and places day-in and day-out. His mere name brought a smile to the public and from them, Jacques Cousteau was given life’s greatest fulfillment of knowing he did all he could at whatever task confronted him. He fought illness, disasters, lack of money, and even the death of his son to bring viewers a message, and for that, he was admired by all for his courage.
7. Jacques-Yves Cousteau -- Seas
   Jacques-Yves Cousteau (June 11, 1910 – June 25, 1997) was a French naval officer, explorer, ecologist, filmmaker, photographer and researcher who studied the sea and all forms of life in water. He co-developed the aqua-lung, pioneered marine conservation and was a member of the Académie française.
8. Cousteau -- Jean-Michel Cousteau
   "It has been brought to our attention that many are under the impression that Jean-Michel Cousteau has the support of The Cousteau Society in his endeavors," Francine Cousteau said in a statement. "We are extremely concerned about the potential environmental implications of the Sea Mountain resort."
9. Disney Characters -- Mickey Mouse
   Shortly after the success of the animated cartoons, Walt Disney began producing comics with his characters. Since the 1930s, countless pages of Disney comics have been produced and reproduced worldwide. The production includes not only stories with the most popular characters - Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck - but ... movie adaptations, stories with secondary characters, as well as realistic works like 'Zorro' and 'Spin & Marty'. The Disney comics production is among the biggest in the world, and a lot of international artists had their turn making Disney characters. In addition to reprinting American material, some countries began producing material of their own, including Italy, Brazil, France, Denmark and Holland. Below is an overview of the countries that have produced Disney comics, as well as a list of Disney artists that are in the Comiclopedia.
10. Cabo San Lucas -- Pacific Ocean
    Cabo San Lucas is the perfect vacation spot, there's something there for everyone. This tropical desert paradise at the tip of Baja California is where the Sea of Cortez meets the Pacific Ocean. It offers almost unlimited recreational opportunities such as fishing, golf, diving, gourmet dining, shopping and a bustling nightlife.

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