The Top Five Scuba Diving Sites in the World

Little Cayman
Little Cayman is one of three islands comprising of the Cayman Islands. It is located in the Caribbean Sea, approximately 60 miles northeast of Grand Cayman and 5 miles west of Cayman Brac. Little Cayman is by far the least populous, with a permanent population of about 170. It is about 10 miles long with an average width of 1 mile and most of the island is undeveloped. Almost the entire island is exactly at sea level. The highest elevation is about 40 feet (12 meters).

Baa Atoll
Baa Atoll (also known as Southern Maalhosmadulu Atoll or Maalhosmadulu Dhekunuburi) is an administrative division of the Maldives. It consists of three separate natural atolls, namely southern Maalhosmadulu Atoll (which is 42 km long and 32 km wide and consists of 9 inhabited islands), the Fasdūtherē Atoll (wedged in between the two Maalhosmadulu Atolls and separated from north Maalhosmasdulu Atoll by Hani Kandu or Moresby Channel) and the smaller natural atoll known as Goifulhafehendhu Atoll (Horsburgh Atoll in the Admiralty charts).

Ras Muhammad National Park
Ras Mohammad is a national park in Egypt at the southern extreme of the Sinai Peninsula, overlooking the Gulf of Suez on the west and the Gulf of Aqaba to the east. The park is situated in the tourist region of the Red Sea Riviera, located 12 km from the city of Sharm-el-Sheikh. The park spans an area of 480 km², including 135 km² of surface land area and 345 km² area over water. Marsa Bareika is a small bay inlet in Ras Mohammed and Marsa Ghozlani is a very small inlet located across from the park visitor’s center.

Ambergris Caye
Ambergris Caye is the largest island of Belize located in the northeast of the country in the Caribbean Sea. Though administered as part of the Belize District, the closest point on the mainland is part of the Corozal District. The caye is about 40 km long from north to south, and about 1.6 km wide. It was named after large lumps of ambergris which washed ashore here. The Belizean island, where it has not been modified by man, is mostly a ring of white sand beach around mangrove swamp in the center.

Magnetic Island
Magnetic Island is an island 8 km (5.0 mi) offshore from the city of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. This 52 km² (20.1 sq mi) mountainous island in Cleveland Bay has effectively become a suburb of Townsville, with 2,107 permanent residents. The island is accessible from Townsville Breakwater to Nelly Bay Harbour by ferry. There is a large 27 km² (10.4 sq mi) National Park and bird sanctuary and walking tracks can be taken between the populated bays and to a number of tourist destinations including some World War II forts. The island has established itself as a holiday destination with many hotels and several resorts in operation to cater for all levels of service.