Yachts at anchor in the British Virgin Islands
The Tobago Cays reef anchorage in the Grenadines
Turquoise shallows of the Exuma Cays, Bahamas
Limestone islands in the Andaman Sea off Phuket, Thailand
Aerial view of a Maldivian atoll lagoon
Whitehaven Beach's swirling sands in the Whitsundays, Australia

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