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Article posted: 1/6/2013 6:00 AM

Island of Saba welcomes divers to ocean realm

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A diver uses a magnifying glass to look for a shrimp inside an anemone during a dive at the Shark Shoal site.

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A view of The Bottom, which is the capital of the mountainous island of Saba.

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A giant barrel sponge is a popular sight in Saba Marine Park.

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A princess parrotfish is seen in the Saba Marine Park in Saba. About 150 species of fish have been identified in the waters of Saba.

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A moray eel pokes up out of a reef in the Saba Marine Park.

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A hawksbill sea turtle snags lunch at the Man-Of-War Shoals dive site in the Saba Marine Park in Saba, an island in the Caribbean.

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The small propeller airplane lands quickly and softly, like a butterfly, on one of the world's shortest commercial runways on the rain forest-capped island of Saba, which rises stunningly out of the Caribbean. It won't take long for visitors to see why the sign outside declares: "Welcome to The Unspoiled Queen." Plus, it's a diver's paradise.