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Diving St Croix
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If you're a scuba enthusiast worth your sea salt, you'll be spending lots of time under-
water around St Croix (
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). It is a divers' mecca thanks to two unique features: one,
it's surrounded by a massive barrier reef, so turtles, rays and other sea creatures are preval-
ent; and, two, a spectacular wall runs along the island's north shore, dropping at a 60-degree
slope to a depth of more than 12,000 feet. If you ever wanted to go over the edge, here's
your big chance.
Buck Island Reef National Monument, St Croix
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