Bimini is known as the Gateway to the Bahamas due its close proximity to Florida, only 49 miles (79km). The diving in Bimini is done around the shallow inshore reefs and Cays, which are home to some of the largest schools of fish to be found in the Bahamas, with sightings on every dive of reef sharks, nurse sharks, and barracuda. The clear Gulf Stream water that flows along the Bimini Islands makes the diving world class. The best of Bimini diving features; beautiful coral reefs, blue water wall dives, exhilarating shark dives, and wild dolphin encounters. The featured dive sites are The Atlantis Road, The strip, Moray Alley, Bimini Barge, Turtle Rocks, The Sapona, Tuna Alley, Cat Cay Wall, and Victory Reef.