Word: manta
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...Perhaps because they are so remote, the reefs are relatively unvisited; divers are more likely to meet a manta ray than another human. Almost all the scuba shops are based in Port Blair, and while there are a number of interesting dive sites in the vicinity, the capital is hardly the most scenic part of the islands. A better option is the Andaman Scuba Club (and amanscubaclub.com ) on Havelock Island?a 4-hr. ferry ride north of Port Blair. This operation, run by a pair of Swiss enthusiasts, is still adding to its regular sites as divers explore the neighboring...
Vonda M. de la Manta ’05 also said she liked The Wrap and would be upset by its departure, citing its good food at a good price as reasons for her patronage there...
...That nature should punish a country that tries so hard to serve it seems deeply unfair. But in 1998, El NiNo warmed the seas, bleaching and killing much of the fantastical underwater coral. Fears surfaced that the rainbows of multicolored reef fish and legions of turtles, sharks and manta rays that made the Maldives a high point of the diving world would depart for richer shores. In the end, the fish stayed and the coral is now growing back. But global climate changes remain a concern. The Maldives stretch 800 km, but less than 300 sq km is land...