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Jill Heinerth is a Canadian cave diver, underwater explorer, writer, photographer and film-maker. According to Outside Online, many consider her the best female underwater explorer in the world. She has made TV series for PBS, National Geographic Channel and the BBC, consulted on movies for directors including James Cameron, written three books and produced documentaries including ''We Are Water''〔 and ''Ben's Vortex''. As a child, Heinerth was inspired by Jacques Cousteau's television series.〔 She gained a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communications Design at York University,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jill Heinerth : OceanAGE Career Profile )〕 and ran a small graphic design agency in Toronto while teaching scuba in the Great Lakes in the evenings. In 1991, Heinerth sold her business and moved to the Cayman Islands to dive fulltime.〔 She then moved to Florida to work on cave diving, where she was mentored by Wes Skiles.〔 Heinerth's achievements include: becoming the first person to dive the ice caves of Antarctica, penetrating further into an underwater cave system than any woman ever〔 and being part of the team that made the first 3D map of an underwater cave in 1998. She consults on training programmes for diving agencies, publishes photojournalism in a range of magazines and speaks around the world.〔 Heinerth is a member of the Explorers Club and a fellow of the National Speleological Society, and she has been inducted into the Women Divers Hall of Fame.〔 She was awarded the first ever Christopher Ondaatje Medal for Exploration by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.〔 ==Awards== *OZTek Media Award, March 2013〔http://www.xray-mag.com/pdfs/articles/TechTalk_Roz_III_54_locked.pdf〕 *Christopher Ondaatje Medal for Exploration, Royal Canadian Geographical Society, November 203 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jill Heinerth」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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