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The 100 Best Scuba Diving Sites on the Planet

| Published On May 1, 2018
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The 100 Best Scuba Diving Sites on the Planet

1) Norman; Lake Huron, Michigan

2) Eureka Oil Platform; California

3) Point Lobos Marine Reserve; California

4) SS Lord Strathcona; Bell Island, Newfoundland

5) Manta Heaven; Kona, Hawaii Island

6) Caribsea; North Carolina

7) Jana’s Wreck; Lake Erie, Ontario, Canada

8) First Cathedral; Lanai, Hawaii

9) Hussar Point, Browning Pass; British Columbia, Canada

10) SS Cedarville; Straits of Mackinac, Michigan

Bonne Terre Mine

Bonne Terre Mine in Missouri.

Andy Morrison

11) Bonne Terre Mine; Missouri

12) Spiegel Grove; Key Largo, Florida

13) Blue Heron Bridge; Florida

14) Devil’s Eye; Ginnie Springs, Florida

15) M/V Castor; Boynton Beach, Florida

16) YO-257; Oahu

17) Roca Partida; Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico

18) Cabo Douglas; Fernandina Island, Galapagos

19) Sea Lions; Sea of Cortez

20) Isla Guadalupe; Mexico

Cabo Douglas

Cabo Douglas at Fernandina Island, Galapagos.

Tobias Friedrich

21) Sunken Moai; Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Chile

22) Los Morros; Cabo Pulmo, Mexico

23) Manuelita Shallows; Cocos Island, Costa Rica

24) Great Blue Hole; Belize

25) Marilyn’s Cut; Bloody Bay Wall, Little Cayman, Cayman Islands

26) Eye of the Needle; Saba

27) Great Wall; Utila, Honduras

28) Las Pezones; Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico

29) Gorgonia Wall; West Caicos, Turks and Caicos

30) Tugboat; Curaçao

Eye of the Needle

Eye of the Needle in Saba.

Vidar Skaalevik

31) Gardens of the Queen; Cuba

32) Shark Dive at Split Coral Head; Eleuthera, Bahamas

33) Cane Bay Wall; St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

34) El Aguila Roatan; Honduras

35) Blue Bead Hole; St. Eustatius

36) Margate Bay; Bonaire

37) Winter Wonderland; Belize

38) MUSA Underwater Museum; Cancun

39) Cedar Pass; Cozumel

40) Sailfish Safari; Isla Contoy

Cane Bay Wall

Cane Bay Wall at St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.

Steve Simonsen

41) Chac Mool Cenote; Riviera Maya

42) USS Kittiwake; Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

43) Salt Pier; Bonaire

44) M/V Captain Keith Tibbetts; Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands

45) RMS Rhone; British Virgin Islands

46) Sperm Whales; Dominica

47) Ben’s Cave; Grand Bahama, Bahamas

48) Bianca C; Grenada

49) Ray of Hope; New Providence Island, Bahamas

50) SS Stavronikita; Barbados

Ray of Hope

Ray of Hope at New Providence Island, Bahamas.

Eric Cheng

51) Playa Chica; Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain

52) Baixa do Ambrosio; Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal

53) SS Kronprinz Wilhelm; Scapa Flow, Scotland

54) Manta Reef; Mozambique

55) The Brothers Islands; Egypt

56) Al-Hallaniyah Island; Hallaniyat Islands, Oman

57) Tulsamerican; Vis Island, Croatia

58) Andenes Fjord; Norway

59) Orda Cave; Russia

60) Silfra Crack; Iceland

The Brothers Islands

The Brothers Islands in Egypt.

Wayne MacWilliams

61) Constandis; Limassol, Cyprus

62) Miller’s Point; Simon’s Town, South Africa

63) The Rapadura; Tenerife Island, Spain

64) St. Michael’s Mount; England

65) SS Laurentic; Malin Head, Ireland

66) Slovak Opal Mine; Dubnik, Slovakia

67) Tasiilaq Fjord; Greenland

68) Rocky Island; Red Sea, Egypt

69) SS Carnatic; Red Sea

70) P29 Patrol Boat; Cirkewwa, Malta

The Rapadura

The Rapadura at Tenerife Island, Spain.

Francis Perez

71) The Sardine Run; South Africa

72) Portofino Lighthouse; Italy

73) Hairball; Lembeh Strait, Indonesia

74) Barracuda Point; Sipadan, Malaysia

75) Humpback Whales; Vavau, Tonga

76) SS Yongala; Australia

77) PBY-5A Catalina Seaplane; Tulagi, Solomon Islands

78) Hopkins Island; South Australia

79) Lama Shoals; Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

80) Rangali Madivaru; Ari Atoll, Maldives

Hairball

Hairball in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

Wolfgang Poelzer

81) Kakani Baa; Atoll, Maldives

82) Wall Street; Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, Philippines

83) Fantasy Reef; Similan Islands, Thailand

84) The Zoo; Wakatobi, Indonesia

85) Ningaloo Reef; Western Australia

86) Fujikawa Maru; Truk Lagoon, Micronesia

87) Yellow Wall; Komodo National Park, Indonesia

88) Arborek Jetty; Raja Ampat, Indonesia

89) Cathedral; Beqa Lagoon, Fiji

90) USAT Liberty; Bali, Indonesia

Cathedral Fiji

Cathedral at Beqa Lagoon, Fiji.

David E. Lopresti

91) Dauin North; Philippines

92) Great White Wall; Taveuni, Fiji

93) Mary Island; Solomon Islands

94) Tie-Dye Arch; New Zealand

95) Chandelier Cave; Palau

96) Blue Corner; Palau

97) Kuba Island; Aka Island, Japan

98) Two Tree Rock; Raja Ampat, Indonesia

99) Tao Toi; Moorea, French Polynesia

100) Deacon’s Reef; Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea