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Protected area in the middle of the Sulu Sea
Photo: Gregg Yan, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park is a Philippines national park, administratively in Palawan province, but geographically out in the middle of the Sulu Sea. It is regarded as one of the world's finest diving destinations, either snorkelling or SCUBA.
Since the reefs are in the middle of the sea, the only way in is by boat.
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