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ANDES WALL 60’-100’ (18-30m)                                         ANCHOR POND 30’-60’ (9-18m)
ANDES REEF 20’-33’ (6-11m)                                           OLD 12 60’ -100’ (18-30m)
PENNY’S ARCH 30’-60’ (9-18m) Delicate archway is at the edge         GENEVA KATHLEEN To 7’ (2m) Snorkel from shore on 2-mast-
of a plateau drop-off.                                               ed wooden-hulled schooner that was 200’ (61m) long, but it was
RUM POINT CLUB to 15’ (3m) Shore or dock entry at resort             raked over the reef during a 1929 hurricane.
above sandy bottom with coral formations.
BABYLON REEF & WALL 30’-100’ (9-30m) Popular boat dive,              ARREL SPONGE WALL 60’-100’ (18-30m)
but this site is also accessible to hearty swimmers. Wall drops off  TURTLE PASS 60’-100’ (18-30m) Swim-through that
at 40’ (12m) depth, with a 70’ (21m) wide pinnacle beyond rising     enters at 60’ (18m) and exits at 100’ (30m). Passageway
from 100’ (30m) depth to peak at 40’ (12m). Loaded with barrel       requires good diving skills. Amongst the corals and
sponges, rope sponges, gorgonian fans, pink-tipped anemones and      gorgonians are hawksbill turtles, green sea turtles, and
corals. Pelagics such as jacks, and green sea turtles are common.    loggerhead sea turtles, which nest on nearby beaches.
DEILA’S DELIGHT 50’-65’ (15-20m)                                     CHUB HOLE 25’-50’ (8-15m) Boat dive to depression
JULIE’S WALL 60’-100’ (18-30m)                                       in reef with numerous Caribbean Chub. They bite!
MERMAIDS REEF & WALL 30’-100’ (9-30M)                                CINDERELLA’S CASTLE 25’-60’ (8-18m)
BLACK ROCK CANYON 50’-100’ (15-30m)                                  MORRITT’S TORTUGA CLUB To 20’ (6m)
McCURLYS WALLS 50’-100’ (15-30m)                                     SNAPPER HOLE 33’-60’ (11-18m) Tunnel maze in
VALLEY OF THE DOLLS 66’-100’ (20-30m)                                corals, full of silversides and the big tarpon. There is an
NORTHERN LIGHTS 50’-90’ (15-27m)                                     old (1872) anchor of the wreck Methusalem.
SKINNY PALM TREE 30’-60’ (9-18m)
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