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Even decades after World War II, remnants of devastation remain submerged in the Pacific, eerie symbols of a war that shaped the world. Paul Chesley/Getty ImagesWhile the European theater of World War II is often more prominent in American culture, it’s crucial to remember the Pacific front endured its own share of brutal and bloody confrontations. Seventy-five years after the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor that led the U.S. into the war, the Pacific islands still hold traces of those intense battles.
A snorkeler glides over the wreck of a World War II U.S. landing barge off the Mariana Island of Maagaha.
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The remains of a Japanese midget tank are now visible in Lelu Harbour, Micronesia.
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A Japanese Jake seaplane, shot down during World War II, rests on the seafloor of Palau's lagoon.
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A World War II relic stands in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands.
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A scuba diver explores a Japanese tank wreckage, located in the sunken Japanese warship San Francisco Maru, near Truk, Micronesia.
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A World War II-era Japanese Type 97 tank rests just inches below the water's surface in a lagoon in Papua New Guinea.
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A swimmer is perched on top of a submerged tank off the coast of Saipan.
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Saipan's crystal-clear waters offer easy access to explore remnants from World War II.
Image by Paul Chesley/Getty ImagesFascinating Discovery
Searching for lost planes has evolved into a niche hobby for a devoted group of wreck hunters, ranging from historians to treasure-seeking scavengers.
