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Great Barrier Reef
Location: Queensland, Australia. Key Features: World's largest coral reef system, over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands.
Blue Hole
Location: Belize. Key Features: A large submarine sinkhole, rich in clear waters and diverse species of fish.
SS Thistlegorm
Location: Red Sea, Egypt. Key Features: A British armed Merchant Navy ship sunk in WWII, now a well-known wreck diving site.
Barracuda Point
Location: Sipadan Island, Malaysia. Key Features: Massive schools of barracudas, chance to see hammerhead sharks.
Silfra
Location: Thingvellir National Park, Iceland. Key Features: Rift between North American and Eurasian tectonic plates, remarkable water visibility.
Richelieu Rock
Location: Andaman Sea, Thailand. Key Features: Beautiful soft corals, frequent whale shark sightings.
The Yongala
Location: Queensland, Australia. Key Features: A shipwreck that's a protected historic site, abundant marine life.
Liberty Wreck
Location: Bali, Indonesia. Key Features: USAT Liberty Shipwreck from WWII, easy shore access, diverse marine life.
Shark and Yolanda Reef
Location: Ras Mohammed National Park, Egypt. Key Features: Spectacular coral walls, shark sightings, remains of the Yolanda shipwreck.
Darwin's Arch
Location: Galapagos Islands. Key Features: Premier site to observe schooling hammerheads, manta rays, and whale sharks.
Cocos Island
Location: Costa Rica. Key Features: Volcanic pinnacles surrounded by deep waters, hammerhead sharks, and manta rays.
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park
Location: Sulu Sea, Philippines. Key Features: UNESCO World Heritage site, pristine coral reefs, home to diverse marine species.
Wolf and Darwin Islands
Location: Galapagos Islands. Key Features: Best chance to see whale sharks, schooling hammerheads, and other large pelagics.
Similan Islands
Location: Andaman Sea, Thailand. Key Features: Clear blue waters, massive granite boulders, rich in marine life and coral gardens.
Cozumel
Location: Caribbean Sea, Mexico. Key Features: Drift diving, vibrant coral walls, and diverse marine life including turtles and eagle rays.
Raja Ampat
Location: West Papua, Indonesia. Key Features: Known as the global epicenter of marine biodiversity, extensive coral reefs, and abundant species.
Thistilgorm
Location: Red Sea, Egypt. Key Features: One of the most famous wreck dives in the world, British WWII ship with a cargo of military supplies.
Navagio Beach
Location: Zakynthos, Greece. Key Features: Features the wreck of the Panagiotis, clear waters, and beautiful cliffs surrounding the cove.
Palancar Reef
Location: Cozumel, Mexico. Key Features: Part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, famed for its gardens of coral and abundant sea life.
Manta Ray Night Dive
Location: Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Key Features: Night-time diving with manta rays feeding on plankton, spectacular underwater light show.
Straits of Tiran
Location: Red Sea, Egypt. Key Features: Four coral reefs named after British cartographers, diverse marine life and wall diving.
The Cathedral
Location: Lana’i, Hawaii. Key Features: Large submerged cave with areas resembling stained glass windows, frequented by spinner dolphins and turtles.
USAT Liberty
Location: Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia. Key Features: An accessible shipwreck from shore, vibrant coral growth, and a variety of marine life.
Elephant Head Rock
Location: Similan Islands, Thailand. Key Features: Known for its maze-like swim-throughs and dramatic rock formations, diverse marine life.
The Zenobia
Location: Larnaca, Cyprus. Key Features: One of the largest shipwrecks accessible to divers, sunk in 1980, houses trucks and military equipment.
Belize Barrier Reef
Location: Belize. Key Features: The second largest coral reef system in the world, home to diverse species including the endangered manatee.
Punta Cana
Location: Dominican Republic. Key Features: Offers both shallow and deep dives, vibrant marine life including reef sharks and rays, shipwreck dives.
Maaya Thila
Location: Maldives. Key Features: A protected marine area, known for night diving, surrounded by white-tip reef sharks and a variety of fish species.
Orca Point
Location: Cold water dive in British Columbia, Canada. Key Features: Strong currents, nutrient-rich waters, diverse sea life including orcas and sea lions.
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