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Curaçao

A map of of the Caribbean, featuring the island of Curaçao.
(Google Earth)

Curaçao, an island in the southern Caribbean is the site of the Smithsonian's Deep Reef Observation Project (DROP). Researchers are using a submarine to study and collect specimens from the hard-to-reach deep reefs. Read more about the research in the "Summer in a Sub" blog series. Learn more about coral reefs and deep-sea exploration on the Ocean Portal.