Advice on Diving inThe Bahamas

...has been repeatedly exposed to cycles of water and air during the recent period of repeated glaciation. During the glacial maximums of the Pleistocene, the sea level dropped about 300 feet exposing the Bahama banks high and dry and exposed to be carved by the forces of air, rain and erosion. This eventually evolved the extensive karst (limestone) caves and sinkholes that once flooded became the flooded caves and blue holes that can be explored today. The climate of the Bahamas is ideal for scuba diving. The Gulf Stream keeps the Bahamas mild and warm even during the winter months. There has n...