Most bodies of water can and are used for recreational diving including:
- seas and oceans - consist of salt water and a huge variety of flora and fauna. Among the favourites are:
- lakes - small lakes are often used for diver training. Large lakes have many features of seas including wrecks and a variety of marine life.
- caves - these are more adventurous and dangerous than normal diving. See cave diving.
- rivers - are often shallow, murky and with strong currents
- quarries - abandoned rock quarries are popular in inland areas for diver training as well as recreational diving. Because they are not "wild" and usually privately owned, quarries often contain objects intentionally placed for divers to explore, such as sunken boats, automobiles, aircraft, and even structures like grain silos and gravel chutes.
The following list of popular or interesting dive sites is shown by region, country and place.
Africa
Americas - North, Central and South
Australasia
Pacific
Europe
Other diving regions