Whale Rock is a submerged pinnacle that offers an exciting and varied dive. It features several swim-throughs and a beautiful coral garden, and it's particularly known as a great place to find the well-camouflaged stonefish.

For a few months each year, whale sharks congregate very close to the coast of Gorontalo, feeding on shrimp. This provides an incredibly accessible and reliable opportunity for snorkelers to swim with the world's largest fish without needing a long boat journey.

Whibble Reef is a remote and exciting drift dive off the north coast of Grenada. The strong currents attract a healthy population of reef sharks and large schools of eagle rays, making for a thrilling advanced dive.

White Beach, north of Panagsama, offers easier and more relaxed diving on a gently sloping reef. It's a beautiful coral garden, perfect for beginners, training dives, and snorkelers.

White Island is an active marine volcano, offering a truly unique diving experience. Divers can explore underwater pinnacles and walls, and witness geothermal vents releasing streams of bubbles from the seabed. The water is often acidic, supporting a unique ecosystem.

White Rock is a submerged pinnacle in the Solomon Islands that is a magnet for marine life. The currents that sweep over the pinnacle attract huge schools of jacks and barracuda, as well as reef sharks and passing eagle rays.

White Rock is a very popular and easy dive site near Koh Tao, consisting of two large rock formations surrounded by coral reef. It's particularly famous as one of the best night dive sites on the island, with lots of nocturnal hunters.

White Sand Beach is a beautiful and easy dive site in the Solomon Islands. It features a gently sloping white sand bottom with scattered coral heads, making it a fantastic spot for macro photographers to hunt for critters.

As its name suggests, Whitetip Avenue is a prime location on Sipadan's wall for spotting whitetip reef sharks. Divers drift along the vibrant wall, often seeing dozens of these sharks resting on sandy ledges or cruising along the reef edge.

Whytecliff Park is one of Vancouver's most popular shore diving sites. This protected marine park has a number of easy-to-access sites, with rocky reefs that are great for finding a variety of macro life, including octopus and wolf eels.

Whytecliff Park is one of Vancouver's most popular shore diving sites. This protected marine park has a number of easy-to-access sites, with rocky reefs that are great for finding a variety of macro life, including octopus and wolf eels.

Whytecliff Park is one of Vancouver's most popular shore diving sites. This protected marine park has a number of easy-to-access sites, with rocky reefs that are great for finding a variety of macro life, including octopus and wolf eels.

Following the collapse of the Azure Window, the natural arch at Wied il-Mielah has become Gozo's new iconic arch. The dive here is along a beautiful wall and allows divers to swim underneath this spectacular limestone formation.

Following the collapse of the Azure Window, the natural arch at Wied il-Mielah has become Gozo's new iconic arch. The dive here is along a beautiful wall and allows divers to swim underneath this spectacular limestone formation.

The Wilderness Wall is on the remote and rugged eastern end of Cayman Brac. This area sees fewer divers, so the reefs are pristine and untouched. The exposed location gives it the best chance of seeing large pelagic animals.

Named for the windsock at the nearby airport, this is one of the easiest and most popular shore dives in Bonaire. The shallow, double-reef system is very healthy and is a great spot for seeing a huge variety of reef fish and turtles.

The WIT Shoal II is a massive 330-foot landing ship and one of the best wreck dives in the US Virgin Islands. The wreck sits upright and is largely intact, with five levels to explore. It's a fantastic dive for advanced wreck divers.

The WIT Shoal II is a massive 330-foot landing ship and one of the best wreck dives in the US Virgin Islands. The wreck sits upright and is largely intact, with five levels to explore. It's a fantastic dive for advanced wreck divers.

Along with Darwin Island, Wolf is the pinnacle of Galapagos diving. Accessible only by liveaboard, its exposed and current-swept sites are cleaning stations for huge schools of hammerhead sharks, Galapagos sharks, silky sharks, and eagle rays.

Wolf Rock is a critical habitat for the endangered grey nurse shark, and a protected marine park. The series of volcanic pinnacles is a mating and gestation site for the sharks, offering almost guaranteed encounters with these impressive animals.

Woodhouse Reef is a long, narrow reef that offers a fantastic drift dive. Divers are carried by the current along a beautiful wall that is covered in hard and soft corals. Turtles and jackfish are very common sightings.

Wreck Alley, near Cooper Island, is a dive site where several tugboats and other vessels were intentionally sunk to create an artificial reef. It's a fun and easy dive, allowing divers to explore multiple wrecks in a single dive.

Near Sangalaki lies a Japanese patrol boat from WWII (often mistakenly called a US Navy wreck). It's a small but interesting wreck that has become a fantastic artificial reef, particularly for macro life like frogfish and nudibranchs.