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Eight miles of open ocean swimming starts at shore and circles four miles out to the 1873 lighthouse and back.
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Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
Its name, Albatross, pays tribute to the massive seabird known for its ability to travel thousands of miles across the open ocean without much wing-flapping.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
One of the most popular, the Blue Hole is an almost perfect circle cut into the limestone that allows divers to descend into the pristine blue water and swim out into the open ocean through an underwater archway.
—AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025
Tropical Storm Fernand formed in the open ocean, hundreds of miles from any land Saturday afternoon, hurricane forecasters say.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2025
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Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
Its name, Albatross, pays tribute to the massive seabird known for its ability to travel thousands of miles across the open ocean without much wing-flapping.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
One of the most popular, the Blue Hole is an almost perfect circle cut into the limestone that allows divers to descend into the pristine blue water and swim out into the open ocean through an underwater archway.
—AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025
Tropical Storm Fernand formed in the open ocean, hundreds of miles from any land Saturday afternoon, hurricane forecasters say.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2025
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“Open ocean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20ocean. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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