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Great Barrier Reef
Location: Australia; Notable Features: World's largest coral reef system, immense biodiversity.
Blue Hole
Location: Belize; Notable Features: Giant marine sinkhole, crystal-clear waters, and stalactite formations.
Thistlegorm Wreck
Location: Red Sea, Egypt; Notable Features: British WWII shipwreck, home to barracudas and lionfish.
The Yongala
Location: Queensland, Australia; Notable Features: Shipwreck teeming with marine life, often visited by sharks and rays.
Barracuda Point
Location: Sipadan Island, Malaysia; Notable Features: Huge shoals of barracuda, drop-offs, and an abundance of turtles.
Silfra Fissure
Location: Thingvellir National Park, Iceland; Notable Features: Rift between tectonic plates, clear glacial water, visibility over 100 meters.
Liberty Wreck
Location: Bali, Indonesia; Notable Features: USAT Liberty shipwreck, accessibility for all levels of divers, vibrant coral growth.
Richelieu Rock
Location: Andaman Sea, Thailand; Notable Features: Horseshoe-shaped reef, popular spot for whale shark sightings.
Galapagos Islands
Location: Ecuador; Notable Features: Unique species diversity, Hammerhead sharks, and Marine Iguanas.
Cozumel Reefs
Location: Cozumel, Mexico; Notable Features: Lush walls of corals, clear waters, abundant sea life including sea turtles.
SS President Coolidge
Location: Vanuatu; Notable Features: Luxury ocean liner turned troopship sank during WWII, famous for “The Lady” statue.
Raja Ampat
Location: West Papua, Indonesia; Notable Features: Over 1,500 species of fish, diversified coral reef systems, and manta rays.
Shark and Yolanda Reef
Location: Ras Mohammed National Park, Egypt; Notable Features: Marine life encounters including sharks, and the remains of the Yolanda shipwreck.
Cod Hole
Location: Great Barrier Reef, Australia; Notable Features: Up-close interactions with giant potato cods, vivid coral gardens.
Cenote Dos Ojos
Location: Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico; Notable Features: Freshwater sinkholes connected by a long underwater cave system.
USAT Liberty
Location: Bali, Indonesia; Notable Features: World War II wreck dive, covered in corals, accessible for beginners.
Palancar Reef
Location: Cozumel, Mexico; Notable Features: Extensive coral formations, swim-throughs, abundant marine life with high visibility.
Navy Pier
Location: Western Australia; Notable Features: Diverse range of marine species including nudibranchs, octopuses, and scorpionfish.
Wolf and Darwin Islands
Location: Galapagos, Ecuador; Notable Features: High concentration of shark species, including whale sharks and hammerheads.
The Zenobia
Location: Larnaca, Cyprus; Notable Features: Large ferry wreck, over 100 trucks and cargo, good for penetration diving.
Manta Ray Night Dive at Kona
Location: Hawaii, USA; Notable Features: Night-time manta ray encounters, underwater light show.
Kittiwake Wreck
Location: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; Notable Features: Intentionally sunk former US Navy ship, artificial reef growing.
Sardine Run
Location: South Africa; Notable Features: Annual event of migrating sardines, predators such as dolphins, sharks, and birds create feeding frenzy.
The Oriskany
Location: Florida, USA; Notable Features: One of the largest intentionally sunk artificial reefs, known as 'The Great Carrier Reef'.
Aliwal Shoal
Location: South Africa; Notable Features: Rich in marine life including sharks, millennia-old fossilized sand dunes.
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