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New Providence Island Scuba Diving

M any ships have sunk near Nassau in the past 300 years, and offshore. New Providence is best known as home to Nassau, the
all the dive outfitters here know the most scenic wreck sites. capital city of the Bahamas, and for its wildly popular resort ho-
Other underwater attractions are gardens of elkhorn coral and tel, Atlantis. The island’s long maritime heritage continues today:
dozens of reefs packed with life. The most spectacular dive site is Where pirate ships once docked, cruise ships now moor. And while
Shark Wall, 16km (10 miles) off New Providence’s southwest coast; golf, shopping and other tourist activities are popular, most of the
it’s blessed with incredible, colorful sea life and the healthiest coral pleasures here remain tied to the underwater world.