A Quote by Jacques Yves Cousteau

May this continent, the last explored by humankind, be the first one to be spared by humankind.

Jacques Yves Cousteau

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Be The First Continent Explored First First One Humankind Last May

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Jacques Yves Cousteau
French - Explorer
June 11, 1910 - June 25, 1997

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