Just the Facts

Favorite Dive Sites: Based on a tally of 22,000 votes cast by readers of Scuba Diving magazine.

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Favorite Reef Dive:

U.S.: Looe Key Reef, Looe Key, Fla.

Caribbean: Palancar Caves, Cozumel

Pacific: Blue Corner, Palau

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Favorite Place to Snorkel

U.S.: John Pennekamp State Park, Key Largo, Fla.

Caribbean: Bonaire

Pacific: Great Barrier Reef, Australia

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Favorite Freshwater Dive

U.S.: Ginnie Springs, Fla.

Caribbean: Carwash, Cancun

Pacific: Jellyfish Lake, Palau

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Best Place to See Big Animals

U.S.: Crystal River, Fla.

Caribbean: Cozumel

Pacific: Blue Corner, Palau

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Most Convenient Diving

U.S.: The Florida Keys

Caribbean: Cozumel

Pacific: Sipadan, Borneo

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Favorite Photographic Site

U.S.: The Florida Keys

Caribbean: Cozumel

Pacific: Palau

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Favorite Beginner’s Destination

U.S.: The Florida Keys

Caribbean: Bonaire

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Favorite Shore Dive

U.S.: Monterey Bay, Calif.

Caribbean: Bonaire

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Favorite Wall Dive

U.S.: Molokini Crater, Hawaii

Caribbean: Bloody Bay Wall, Little Cayman

Pacific: Blue Corner, Palau

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Favorite Wreck Dive

U.S.: Duane, Key Largo, Fla

Caribbean: Rhone, British Virgin Islands

Pacific: Shinkoku Maru, Chuuk

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Favorite Night Dive

U.S.: Looe Key Reef, Fla.

Caribbean: Town Pier, Bonaire

Pacific: Fujikawa Maru, Chuuk

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Favorite Advanced Destination

U.S.: Duane, Key Largo, Fla

Caribbean: Punta Sur, Cozumel

Pacific: Palau