It is home to several UNESCO World Heritage sites, including the Great Blue Hole, a site which Jacque Cousteau,
the French naval officer, explorer, conservationist, filmmaker, innovator, scientist, photographer, author and researcher made famous internationally.
Jacques - Yves Cousteau (11 June 1910 - 25 June 1997) was
a French naval officer, explorer, ecologist, filmmaker and researcher who studied the sea and all forms of life in water.