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Scuba
Diving in the Caribbean:
All
the islands in the Caribbean offer diving trips,
lessons, and equipment, but below are the top
destinations.
Bonaire:
The highly accessible reefs that surround Bonaire
have never suffered from poaching or pollution,
and the island's environmentally conscious diving
industry ensures they never will. Created from
volcanic eruptions, the island is an underwater
mountain, with fringe reefs right off the beach
of every hotel on any part of the island.
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Bonaire >>
Virgin
Gorda: Many divers plan their entire
vacations around exploring the famed wreck of
the HMS Rhone, off Salt Island. This royal mail
steamer, which went down in 1867, is the most
celebrated diving site in the Caribbean.
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Virgin Islands >>
Grand
Cayman: This is a world-class diving
destination. There are 34 dive operators on
Grand Cayman (with five more on Little Cayman,
plus three on Cayman Brac). A full range of
professional diving services is available, including
equipment sales, rentals, and repairs; instruction
at all levels; underwater photography; and video
schools.
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Cayman Islands >>
Saba:
Islanders can't brag about its beaches, but
Saba
is blessed with some of the Caribbean's richest
marine life. It's one of the premier diving
locations in the Caribbean, with 38 official
diving sites. The unusual setting includes underwater
lava flows, black sand, large strands of black
coral, millions of fish, and underwater mountaintops
submerged under 27m (89 ft.) of water.
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Saba >>
Turks
and Caicos Islands: These islands
offer a rich assortment of relatively unexplored
underwater sites, including sea lanes where
boaters and divers often spot whales from January
to March. A collection of unusual underwater
wrecks includes the HMS Endymion, which sank
during a storm in 1790. Miles of reefs house
myriad kinds of colorful marine life. Right
off Grand Turk, experienced divers love the
many miles of "drop-off" diving, where
the sea walls plunge into the uncharted depths
of blue holes more than 2,100m (6,888 ft.) below
sea level. As you descend you'll see colonies
of black coral, rare forms of anemone, purple
sponges, stunning gorgonian, endless forms of
coral, and thousands of fish.
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Turks & Caicos >>
St.
Croix: Increasingly known as
a top diving destination, St. Croix hasn't
yet overtaken Grand
Cayman, but has a lot going for it.
Beach dives, reef dives, wreck dives,
nighttime dives, wall dives -- they're
all here. The highlight is the underwater
trails of the national park at Buck Island,
off St. Croix's mainland. Other desirable
sites include the drop-offs and coral
canyons at Cane Bay and Salt River. Davis
Bay is the location of the 3,600m-deep
(11,808-ft.) Puerto Rico Trench, the fifth-deepest
body of water on earth.
The
Reef Set: Reef Fish, Reef Creature and
Reef Coral (3 Volumes) (Reef
Set) BOX SET (Hardcover)
"If
you need information on Carribean Reef
Creatures/Fish/Coral, this is the only
book you need.
As an underwater photographer, I am constantly
using my set to identify fish and corals.
There is no other set of books like this."
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Buy Online at Amazon >>
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