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More 2007 Top 100 Readers' Choice Awards

By Scuba Diving Partner | Published On December 5, 2006
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More 2007 Top 100 Readers' Choice Awards

We couldn't fit it all in! Here are the Readers' Choice award categories we didn't have the space for in the January 2007 issue of Scuba Diving magazine.

Top Marine Life

Caribbean / Atlantic
1. Dominica 94.9
2. Bonaire 94.6
3. Little Cayman and Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands 89.8
4. Grand Turk and Salt Cay, Turks & Caicos 86.5
5. Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands 83.7

Pacific and Indian Ocean
1. Yap, Micronesia 100
2. Indonesia 98.5
3. Palau, Micronesia 98.2
4. Galapagos 95.9
5. French Polynesia 93

North America
1. Looe Key, Fla. Keys 88.2
2. Washington State 84.8
3. Flower Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico 84.4
4. Key Largo, Fla. Keys 83.6
5. Marathon, Fla. Keys 83.3

Top Visibility

Caribbean / Atlantic
1. Cozumel, Mexico 90.1
2. Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands 89.2
3. Little Cayman and Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands 88.4
4. The Atolls, Belize 87.8
5. Bonaire 86.9

Pacific and Indian Ocean
1. Oahu, Hawaii 90.8
2. Big Island, Hawaii 90.1
3. Maui, Hawaii 89.2
4. Palau, Micronesia 89.1
5. French Polynesia 88.4

North America
1. Florida Springs 93.3
2. Flower Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico 84.8
3. Great Lakes 76.5
4. Florida Panhandle 66.7
5. Key West, Fla. Keys 66.2

Top Small Animal Encounters

Caribbean / Atlantic
1. Dominica 94.9
2. Bonaire 90
3. Curaçao 85.2
4. Little Cayman and Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands 83.6
5. The Atolls, Belize 82.5

Pacific and Indian Ocean
1. Indonesia 98.5
2. Thailand 91.7
3. Truk, Micronesia 91.2
4. Australia (Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea) 90.2
5. Egypt (Red Sea) 90

North America
1. Washington State 100
2. Channel Islands, Calif. 87.2
3. British Columbia, Canada 82.8
4. Looe Key, Fla. Keys 82.3
5. Flower Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico 75.7

Top Destinations for Beginners

Caribbean / Atlantic
1. Bonaire 93.8
2. U.S. Virgin Islands 91.7
3. Curaçao 90.8
4. British Virgin Islands 89.2
5. Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands 84.5

Pacific and Indian Ocean
1. Maui, Hawaii 91.8
2. Big Island, Hawaii 87
3. Oahu, Hawaii 85.7
4. Australia (Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea) 81
5. Yap, Micronesia 71.4

North America
1. Looe Key, Fla. Keys 93.7
2. Marathon, Fla. Keys 93.3
3. Key Largo, Fla. Keys 88.1
4. Channel Islands, Calif. 85.1
5. Islamorada and Tavernier, Fla. Keys 81.8

Top Snorkeling Destinations

Caribbean / Atlantic
1. British Virgin Islands 89.2
2. Bermuda 88.9
3. Bonaire 86.3
4. U.S. Virgin Islands 83.3
5. New Providence, Bahamas 81.2

Pacific and Indian Ocean
1. Australia (Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea) 87
2. Big Island, Hawaii 86.6
3. Maui, Hawaii 85.8
4. Palau, Micronesia 79.7
5. Oahu, Hawaii 77.3

North America
1. Florida Springs 93.7
2. Looe Key, Fla. Keys 75
3. Key Largo, Fla. Keys 74.8
4. Islamorada and Tavernier, Fla. Keys. 74.1
5. Key West, Fla. Keys 73.2

Top Value

Caribbean / Atlantic
1. Cozumel, Mexico 91.8
2. Utila, Bay Islands, Honduras 90.9
3. Bonaire 90.6
4. The Atolls, Belize 90.2
5. Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras 88.9

Pacific and Indian Ocean
1. Yap, Micronesia 100
2. Indonesia 95.4
3. Thailand 94.4
4. Truk, Micronesia 92.8
5. Egypt (Red Sea) 92.5

North America
1. Great Lakes 100
2. Ontario, Canada 95.2
3. British Columbia, Canada 94.1
4. Looe Key, Fla. Keys 88.2
5. Flower Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico 87.5

We couldn't fit it all in! Here are the Readers' Choice award categories we didn't have the space for in the January 2007 issue of Scuba Diving magazine.

Top Marine Life

Caribbean / Atlantic
1. Dominica 94.9
2. Bonaire 94.6
3. Little Cayman and Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands 89.8
4. Grand Turk and Salt Cay, Turks & Caicos 86.5
5. Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands 83.7

Pacific and Indian Ocean
1. Yap, Micronesia 100
2. Indonesia 98.5
3. Palau, Micronesia 98.2
4. Galapagos 95.9
5. French Polynesia 93

North America
1. Looe Key, Fla. Keys 88.2
2. Washington State 84.8
3. Flower Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico 84.4
4. Key Largo, Fla. Keys 83.6
5. Marathon, Fla. Keys 83.3

Top Visibility

Caribbean / Atlantic
1. Cozumel, Mexico 90.1
2. Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands 89.2
3. Little Cayman and Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands 88.4
4. The Atolls, Belize 87.8
5. Bonaire 86.9

Pacific and Indian Ocean
1. Oahu, Hawaii 90.8
2. Big Island, Hawaii 90.1
3. Maui, Hawaii 89.2
4. Palau, Micronesia 89.1
5. French Polynesia 88.4

North America
1. Florida Springs 93.3
2. Flower Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico 84.8
3. Great Lakes 76.5
4. Florida Panhandle 66.7
5. Key West, Fla. Keys 66.2

Top Small Animal Encounters

Caribbean / Atlantic
1. Dominica 94.9
2. Bonaire 90
3. Curaçao 85.2
4. Little Cayman and Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands 83.6
5. The Atolls, Belize 82.5

Pacific and Indian Ocean
1. Indonesia 98.5
2. Thailand 91.7
3. Truk, Micronesia 91.2
4. Australia (Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea) 90.2
5. Egypt (Red Sea) 90

North America
1. Washington State 100
2. Channel Islands, Calif. 87.2
3. British Columbia, Canada 82.8
4. Looe Key, Fla. Keys 82.3
5. Flower Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico 75.7

Top Destinations for Beginners

Caribbean / Atlantic
1. Bonaire 93.8
2. U.S. Virgin Islands 91.7
3. Curaçao 90.8
4. British Virgin Islands 89.2
5. Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands 84.5

Pacific and Indian Ocean
1. Maui, Hawaii 91.8
2. Big Island, Hawaii 87
3. Oahu, Hawaii 85.7
4. Australia (Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea) 81
5. Yap, Micronesia 71.4

North America
1. Looe Key, Fla. Keys 93.7
2. Marathon, Fla. Keys 93.3
3. Key Largo, Fla. Keys 88.1
4. Channel Islands, Calif. 85.1
5. Islamorada and Tavernier, Fla. Keys 81.8

Top Snorkeling Destinations

Caribbean / Atlantic
1. British Virgin Islands 89.2
2. Bermuda 88.9
3. Bonaire 86.3
4. U.S. Virgin Islands 83.3
5. New Providence, Bahamas 81.2

Pacific and Indian Ocean
1. Australia (Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea) 87
2. Big Island, Hawaii 86.6
3. Maui, Hawaii 85.8
4. Palau, Micronesia 79.7
5. Oahu, Hawaii 77.3

North America
1. Florida Springs 93.7
2. Looe Key, Fla. Keys 75
3. Key Largo, Fla. Keys 74.8
4. Islamorada and Tavernier, Fla. Keys. 74.1
5. Key West, Fla. Keys 73.2

Top Value

Caribbean / Atlantic
1. Cozumel, Mexico 91.8
2. Utila, Bay Islands, Honduras 90.9
3. Bonaire 90.6
4. The Atolls, Belize 90.2
5. Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras 88.9

Pacific and Indian Ocean
1. Yap, Micronesia 100
2. Indonesia 95.4
3. Thailand 94.4
4. Truk, Micronesia 92.8
5. Egypt (Red Sea) 92.5

North America
1. Great Lakes 100
2. Ontario, Canada 95.2
3. British Columbia, Canada 94.1
4. Looe Key, Fla. Keys 88.2
5. Flower Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico 87.5