Table of Contents

Table of Contents from: The Best Dive Sites of the World

List of the Sites

Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea: Bahamas–Little Bahama Bank; Florida Keys–Key Largo–Molasses Reef; Cuba–Cayo Largo–Cabezeria de Cayo Blanco; Cuba–Isla de la Juventud–Cabo Francés; Mexico–Cozumel–Santa Rosas Wall; Belize–The Blue Hole; Grand Cayman–Three Sisters; Dominican Republic–Isla Catalina; Brazil–Fernando de Noronha Ponta da Sapata

Mediterranean Sea: Spain–Medas Islands–Carall Bernat; France–Hyères Islands–The Gabinière Sandbank; Italy–Portofino–The Mount; France–Lavezzi Island–Merouville; Italy–Tavolara–The Secca del Papa; Italy–Strait of Messina–Mount Scilla; Italy–The Island of Ustica–The Colombara Bank; Greece–Corfù–The Island of Colovri

Red Sea: Tiran Island–Jackson Reef; Sharm el Moya–Ras Umm Sid; Ras Mohammad–Shark Reef; Gubal Strait–Bluff Point; Hurghada–Careless Reef; Hurghada–Erg Abu Ramada; Brothers Islands–Little Brother; Shaab Rumi–Precontinente II

Indian Ocean: Madagascar–Nosy Be–Nosy Tanikely; Seychelles–Mahe–Brissare; Maldives–Ari Atoll–Lucky Hell; Maldives–Ari Atoll–Maaya Thila; Maldives–Felidu Atoll–Foththeyo; Burma–Myanmar–Black Rock; Thailand–Similan Islands–Hin Pousar; Thailand–Hin Daeng

Pacific Ocean: Philippines–Cebu–Pescador Island; Philippines–Tubbataha Reef–Jessie Beazley Reef; Malaysia–Sipadan–South Point; Malaysia–Layang Layang–Gorgonian Forest–Indonesia–Bali–Tulamben; Indonesia–Manado–Likuan 2; Indonesia–Wakatobi–Mari Mabuk; Papua New Guinea–Gulf Kimbe of South Ema; Micronesia–Palau–Blue Corner; Australia–Lizard Island–Cod Hole; Australia–Flinders Reef–Cod Wall; Australia–The Pinnacle; Australia–Tasmania–Golden Bommie; Polynesia–Rangiroa–Tiputa Pass; Polynesia–Bora Bora–Tupitipiti Point; Galapagos–Isabela–Roca Redonda; California–Catalina–Avalons Casino Point Dive Park

About the Author

Egidio Trainito is an underwater naturalist and specialist in marine photography and marine biology. He is one of Italy's most renowned underwater photographers and has contributed to several books on underwater diving and various Italian magazines.

Kurt Amsler is a photographer and diver who has received more than 100 awards for his underwater photography, including the 1995 Antibes Festival award for best underwater photography book for his Maldives Diving Guide.

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