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    Cave diving is underwater diving in water-filled caves. The equipment used varies depending on the circumstances, and ranges from breath hold to surface...
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    Cave-diving is underwater diving in water-filled caves. It may be done as an extreme sport, a way of exploring flooded caves for scientific investigation...
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  • The 1973 Mount Gambier cave diving accident was a scuba diving incident on 28 May 1973 at a flooded sinkhole known as "The Shaft" near Mount Gambier in...
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    another room known as the Blind Cave. Diving is possible in the caves all year round, with temperatures never beyond the 22 to 24 °C (72 to 75 °F) range...
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    The underwater diving environment, or just diving environment is the natural or artificial surroundings in which a dive is done. It is usually underwater...
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    Cenote (category Caves of Mexico)
    However, both cavern and cave diving require detailed briefings, diving experience, and weight adjustment to freshwater buoyancy. The cenotes are usually filled...
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    Caving (Also known as Spelunking or Potholing) Karst Cave diving regions of the world Wikimedia Commons has media related to Caves in Australia. The Australian...
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    from oxygen poisoning while diving on Andrea Doria. 1998: Craig Sicola, Richard Roost, and Vincent Napoliello all died diving on Andrea Doria. 1999: Christopher...
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    Punta Cana (category Underwater diving sites in the Caribbean)
    capital of the province. Because of its location at the Caribbean Sea, diving is one of the tourist activities. The marine area surrounding Punta Cana...
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  • Boesmansgat (redirect from Bushman's Cave)
    for the deepest dive by diving down to a depth of 221 metres (725 ft). In October 2022 Karen van den Oever broke her own Guinness World Record as the world’s...
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    Cave diving regions – Geographical distribution of cave diving venues Cave diving regions of the world – Regions of the world where known cave diving...
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    portal Blue hole List of caves in Belize The Great Blue Hole of Lighthouse Reef Atoll, Belize, Central America: Deep Technical Diving to Collect Sea-Level...
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    Sculpture Park. He was a diving instructor in the Caribbean at the time, which also allowed him to see art in a different way. The Nautical-Tourism Advisory...
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  • Pluragrotta (category Caves of Norway)
    is a cave in Rana, Norway. It is the deepest cave in Northern Europe. Most caves in Rana, of which there are some 200, are not suitable for diving. A popular...
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    Cozumel (redirect from History of Cozumel)
    destinations in the world. Scuba diving is one of Cozumel's primary attractions, mainly due to the coral reef on the western shore of Cozumel. These coral...
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    (2008). "Dive Logistics of the Turner to Wakulla Cave Traverse". In: Brueggeman P, Pollock NW, Eds. Diving for Science 2008. Proceedings of the American...
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  • MT Haven (category Shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea)
    2022. "Haven: The world's largest wreck at Arenzana-Genova, Italy". Diving-World. 5 October 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2010. "Haven (IMO 7304302): Summary...
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    Vortex Spring (category Cave diving)
    to ban diving near cave entrances as a result of frequent cave diving accidents, but local divers responded by developing a special cave diving certification...
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    Diver Lost" (PDF). The New York Times. 22 June 1914. McMurray, KF (2004) Dark Descent. Diving and the Deadly Allure of the Empress of Ireland. International...
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    based on an idea of Italian diving instructor Duilio Marcante [it]. The statue was placed near the spot where Dario Gonzatti, the first Italian to use...
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    SS America (1898) (category Shipwrecks on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan)
    one of the most popular wrecks for diving in Isle Royale National Park, with over 210 dives in 2009 out of 1062 dives made to wrecks in the park. The pressure...
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    Silfra (category Underwater diving sites in Iceland)
    done as it requires technical diving skills. To get to the main part of Silfra from the caves, divers must go down through the "toilet" headfirst which is...
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  • Sistema Sac Actun (category Caves of Mexico)
    cave', Spanish: sistema, lit. 'system') is an underwater cave system situated along the Caribbean coast of the Yucatán Peninsula with passages to the...
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    Sipadan (redirect from History of Sipadan)
    ecosystem. Sipadan Island was at the top of Rodale's Scuba Diving Magazine Gold List for 'The Top Dive Destination in the World'.[when?] In fact it shared its...
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    Underwater diving can be described as a human activity – intentional, purposive, conscious and subjectively meaningful sequence of actions. Underwater diving is...
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    Hranice Abyss (category Caves of the Czech Republic)
    Hranická propast) is the deepest flooded pit cave in the world. It is a karst sinkhole near the town of Hranice, Czech Republic. The greatest confirmed...
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    Blue Hole (New Mexico) (category Underwater diving sites in the United States)
    attraction and swimming venue, and one of the most popular dive destinations in the US for scuba diving and training. The Blue Hole is an artesian well and...
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    Blue hole (category Cave geology)
    2017. World's deepest blue hole found in South China Sea PBS TV program "Extreme Cave Diving" Bahamas Blue Holes Guide Archived 2009-04-08 at the Wayback...
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    number of large coral farms here with variety of species. The place is also popular for water sports activities like snorkeling and diving. Diving here...
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    cap and the material it dislodged in its diagonal path through the compass platform. A 15-inch diving shell penetrated the ship's side below the armour...
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