CNN travel site cites 2 PH spots in "Best Dive Sites in the World" list

CNN’s travel site, CNNGo, listed the "Top 50 Best Dive Sites in the World." Among the cited dive spots were two Philippine locations: Tubbataha, Palawan, Philippines (No. 8) and The Canyons, Puerto Galera, Philippines (No. 44). (See the list below.)

Note: There’s a typo in the numbering of the spots in the CNNGo list. (There’s no No. 41 and it has two No. 45s, which does not make sense since there have to be 50 places listed.) For clarity, we listed the places with their correct numbers based on their chronology in the original version of the list.

1. Barracuda Point, Sipadan Island, Malaysia
2. Yongala, Queensland, Australia
3. SS Thistlegorm, Red Sea, Egypt
4. Blue Corner Wall, Palau, Micronesia
5. Richelieu Rock, near the Surin Islands, Thailand
6. Gordon Rocks, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
7. Great Blue Hole, Belize
8. Tubbataha, Palawan, Philippines
9. Big Brother, Red Sea, Egypt
10. Maaya Thila, Maldives
11. Sistema Dos Ojos, Playa del Carmen, Mexico
12. Tiputa Pass, Rangiroa, Polynesia
13. Point Murat Navy Pier, Australia
14. Shark and Yolanda Reef, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt
15. Silfra, Þingvellir, Iceland
16. Antons, Sodwana Bay, South Africa
17. Kailua Kona, Hawaii, United States
18. Middle Arch, Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand
19. North Horn, Osprey Reef, Australia
20. Elphinstone Reef, Red Sea, Egypt
21. Liberty, Bali, Indonesia
22. Bloody Bay Wall, Little Cayman, Cayman Islands
23. Cod Hole, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
24. Manta Reef, Tofo, Mozambique
25. Bajo Alcyone, Cocos Island, Costa Rica
26. Sha’ab Rumi South, Sudan
27. Batu Bolong, Komodo Island, Indonesia
28. SS President Coolidge, Vanuatu
29. Elephant Head Rock, Similans, Thailand
30. Ulong Channel, Palau, Micronesia
31. Layang Layang, near Borneo, Malaysia
32. The Cathedral, Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius
33. Great White Wall, Taveuni, Fiji
34. Banua Wuhu, Mahengetang, Indonesia
35. Manchones Reef, Cancun, Mexico
36. Cocklebiddy Cave, Australia
37. La Dania’s Leap to Karpata, Bonaire, Netherlands
38. Scotts Head Pinnacle, Dominica
39. Yonaguni Jima, Yaeyama Islands, Japan
40. Raja Ampat, Irian Jaya, Indonesia
41. Jackson Reef, Straits of Tiran, Red Sea, Egypt
42. Perpendicular wall, Christmas Island, Australia
43. Aliwal Shoal, Umkomaas, South Africa
44. The Canyons, Puerto Galera, Philippines
45. Japanese Gardens, Koh Tao, Thailand
46. Grand Central Station, Gizo, Solomon Islands
47. Aquarium, Mnemba Island, Tanzania
48. Blue Hole, Gozo, Malta
49. Burroo Ned, Isle of Man, United Kingdom
50. Darwin's Arch, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

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