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Eleuthera Island Scuba Diving: The Hidden Jewel

H arbor Island (Eleuthera) -- In addition to lovely coral and an ar- locomotive in 1865, reportedly after the American Confederacy sold
ray of colorful fish, divers can enjoy some unique experiences it to raise cash for its war effort. Located 60 miles east of Nassau,
here, such as the Current Cut, an exciting underwater gully that Eleuthera and Harbor Island feature impossibly scenic pink sand
carries you on a swiftly flowing underwater current for 10 minutes. beaches. Resorts here tend to be small and intimate, and there are
Four wrecked ships also lie nearby, at depths of less than 12m (39 some pretty nice reefs accessible from shore, but the best dives are
ft.), including a barge that was transporting the engine of a steam found after a giant stride from a local operator’s dive boat.