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758-454-5014. Maria Islands are two tiny uninhabited scrapes of land, Maria Major and Maria Minor, floating in the Atlantic quad city international airport moline il about a half-mile off St. Lucia s far southeast coast. They are the protected home of nesting seabirds and two rare reptiles, the extremely scarce and harmless kouw s snake and the colorful zandoli te lizard (or Maria Islands ground lizard). You won t be allowed to visit during the nesting season quad city international airport moline il from May 15 to July 31. At other times, you can go by boat with a guide from the National Trust and spend the day hiking quad city international airport moline il through the scrubby forest, swimming from the beach on Maria Major, and exploring the underwater coral reefs. quad city international airport moline il Day-trips cost EC$94/US$35 for a private guide and EC$81/US$30 per person for group tours.

Nearby, around the base of Gros Piton, five-finger coral grows solidly from a depth of 15 to 50 in a site known as Coral Gardens. Rare sargassum-trigger fish live at greater depths. The slope here continues for hundreds of feet, so divers must monitor their gauges to avoid going too deep.

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