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't Koepeltje

Zeeland, Netherlands

A Grevelingen site at the West Repart harbour at the foot of the Brouwersdam, named after the small dome in the dunes. A dive jetty with a chair lift makes it one of the few sites accessible to divers with limited mobil...

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100 ft Rock

Puget Sound, United States

A huge glacial erratic covered in zoanthids at the end of a ravine in North Puget Sound. Despite its name the rock does not quite reach 100 ft.

30 m with map
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1000 Steps

Bonaire National Marine Park, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

A classic shore dive reached by a limestone staircase that feels like a thousand steps on the way back up. Star coral pagodas sit under the mooring.

30 m with map
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18th Palm

Bonaire National Marine Park, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

A beginner site opposite the Lt. Governor's residence, where Bonaire's double reef begins. Rays are common on the sand.

All Divers 25 m with map
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19 Meters Reef

Kenting, Taiwan

An offshore group of sharp reef pinnacles about 1 nautical mile off Sail Rock whose tops lie at about 19 m. Huge sea fans and whip corals cover the reef, and strong currents make it an advanced dive.

Advanced 32 m
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1990

La Parguera, Puerto Rico

A La Parguera reef dive among large coral mounds set in a sandy area, where stingrays visit the sand and a big hogfish is a resident.

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23rd Parallel

Ningaloo Reef, Australia

An outer reef wall off Coral Bay known for manta rays, sharks and giant moray eels. Small ledges cut into the wall hold resting reef sharks.

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27B

Tasmania, Australia

A wall and boulder dive at the north-west tip of Governor Island, between the island and a smaller rock. Undercuts full of rock lobster in 8 to about 23 metres.

23 m with map
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3 Caves

Cape Verde, Cabo Verde

3 Caves is one of the most popular sites off Santa Maria on Sal, with three easily reached caves and swim-throughs formed by old lava flows at no more than about 21 m.

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3 Tannen

Salzkammergut Lakes, Austria

A moderately steep, partly gravelly site at Unterach used for training, with root stocks, rocks and trunks on the left side.

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333

Miyako Islands, Japan

333, or Triple Three, is the northernmost Shimoji site, named after a 333-degree bearing from the Shimoji airport control tower. A large three-legged arch lies deep, and strong tidal flow brings big fish.

Experienced 40 m with map
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35 Hole

Miyako Islands, Japan

35 Hole (Sango Hole) is a huge cave off Shimoji Island, about 20 m wide and high and 50 m deep, that ends in a heart-shaped opening flooded with light.

Experienced 35 m with map
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3B Wall

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

3B Wall is a colourful north wall site whose wall starts at about 60 ft (18 m).

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4 Buoy

Sodwana Bay, South Africa

A popular shallow site on 2 Mile Reef around a large sand patch, with gullies, ledges and swim-throughs. An overhang serves as a cleaning station and home to honeycomb morays.

All Divers 12 m
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4 Mile Reef

Sodwana Bay, South Africa

A reef that runs perpendicular to the shore, with a large wall, sand patches, gullies and bommies covered in delicate plate coral. Schools of snappers, slingers and fusiliers and hunting bluefin kingfish are typical.

20 m
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7 Mile Reef

Sodwana Bay, South Africa

Often called the best dive in Sodwana: a reef about 11 km north of Jesser Point with the Northern Wall, the sunken Amphitheatre and the mushroom-shaped bommies of Mushroom Rocks. Reserved for advanced divers.

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8 Mile Reef

Sodwana Bay, South Africa

An L-shaped reef also called Ramsey's after the scientist Dr Peter Ramsey, who studied coral growth here. Its shallow arm resembles a compact 2 Mile Reef, its deeper arm follows a small ledge.

29 m
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9 Mile Reef

Sodwana Bay, South Africa

The farthest regularly dived reef of Sodwana, famous for a green tree coral about 2.5 m high surrounded by clouds of goldies. It has caves, overhangs and swim-throughs and is only reached on calm days.

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A-Frame

Cape Town and Gansbaai, South Africa

A-Frame is a popular Simon's Town shore dive at Oatlands Point, named after a tripod beacon that has since been replaced by a post. Kelp forest, huge granite boulders and several swim-throughs make it a favourite day an...

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Abades

Tenerife Coastal Dive Area, Spain

A sheltered bay on the south-east coast with an easy beach entry, two volcanic reefs and wide seagrass meadows. It is known for resident green turtles and is widely used for first dives and courses.

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Abass Point

Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti

Abass Point is a small drop-off just three minutes by boat from the Lagon Bleu centre on Moucha Island, from 2 to 18 m. Plenty of coral and fish make it the usual site for try dives and relaxed dives.

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ABC House Reef

Tioman Island, Malaysia

Sheltered shallow reefs in Air Batang bay reached from the beach, with giant clams, resident turtles and cuttlefish and a sandy goby field between them.

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Abeshita

Izu Islands, Japan

Abeshita is a Miyakejima site with an arch where schools of bigscale soldierfish gather. Dolphin Club lists it as a beach dive and Ocean Club Number3 as a boat dive.

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Abila

Alor, Indonesia

Abila is a long wall with a drop-off, overhangs and sandy slopes below. The healthy reef is busy with fish, and electric clams and leaf scorpionfish are common finds.

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Abobrinha

Arraial do Cabo, Brazil

A small inlet on Ilha de Cabo Frio, protected from the northeast wind and one of the most visited sites of the marine reserve. Turtles, lobsters and rays are typical.

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Absberg Seespitz

Franconian Lake District, Germany

A shore entry at the Seespitz leisure area in Absberg on the Großer Brombachsee, the largest reservoir of the Franconian Lake District. Divers have reported big zander, wels catfish, pike and many perch near the entry...

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Abu Basala

St. John's & Fury Shoals, Egypt

Abu Basala is a long, sickle-shaped reef in the middle of St. John's without steep walls, where columns, gullies and coral blocks form a maze down to sand at 15 to 20 m.

20 m with map
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Abu Galawa Kebir

St. John's & Fury Shoals, Egypt

Abu Galawa Kebir is a large Fury Shoals reef with pools and coral gardens, best known for the coral-covered wreck of the tug Tien Hsing lying against the reef. The bow almost reaches the surface while the stern rests at...

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Abu Galawa Soraya

St. John's & Fury Shoals, Egypt

Abu Galawa Soraya is a smaller Fury Shoals reef with a channel into a coral-ringed pool and the wreck of a small sailing yacht. The yacht's cabin is full of glassfish, and the site works in most weather.

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Abu Ghusun

Marsa Alam, Egypt

Abu Ghusun is a shore site far south of Marsa Alam where the freighter Hamada lies on the reef in two parts. The 65 m ship sank in 1993 and now rests on its starboard side between about 5 and 18 m.

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Abu Hashish

Hurghada, Egypt

A reef tongue stretching about 1 km south of Abu Hashish island in a wide bay south of Hurghada, with a lagoon of ergs, a sloping shelf and a clear-water drop-off. Rough seas often keep boats from Hurghada away.

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Abu Hashish Lagoon

Hurghada, Egypt

A large, sheltered sandy lagoon inside the Abu Hashish reef system near Makadi Bay, with seagrass patches and a fringing reef wall. Boats moor inside the lagoon, and its calm, shallow water makes it a standard site for...

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Abu Helal

Dahab, Egypt

A rarely dived crescent-shaped bay south of Abu Talha with one of the finest coral gardens around Dahab and a deep, twisting canyon for technical divers.

30 m with map
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Abu Madafi

Jeddah Coast, Saudi Arabia

A reef that holds the Boiler Wreck, known for clear water, currents, caves and caverns in the main reef, and sharks, barracuda and eagle rays towards deeper water.

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Abu Ramada Cave

Hurghada, Egypt

A site on the south-east side of Abu Ramada island built around a large coral block beside the main reef, nicknamed the 'pizza oven'. An opening on its north side lets divers look into the hollow block.

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Abu Rashid

Musandam Peninsula, Oman

An island north of the Musandam Peninsula with a deep wall famous for fields of purple soft coral, usually dived as a drift in strong current.

Advanced 45 m with map
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Abu Sail

Marsa Alam, Egypt

Abu Sail is a reef north of Marsa Alam entered from the shore through a small hole in the back reef and a short cave. A coral-encrusted wall and a huge mushroom-shaped pinnacle lie to the south, a fine coral garden to t...

40 m
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Abu Tair

Jeddah Coast, Saudi Arabia

A reef area about 45 km southwest of Jeddah with large coral formations, open blue water and parts of old shipwrecks.

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Abu Talha

Dahab, Egypt

A northern shore site with one of the most colourful hard-coral gardens around Dahab and the local site known for big schools of red-toothed triggerfish.

30 m
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Abyss

Nosy Be Archipelago, Madagascar

Abyss is a plateau and drop-off about 40 minutes by speed boat from Nosy Be, covered with a field of sea fans. Its top lies at 18 to 20 m.

25 m with map
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Abyss Aliochat

Nosy Be Archipelago, Madagascar

Abyss Aliochat is a deep wall about 15 km off Nosy Be that drops from 35 m to beyond 60 m. It is a short, advanced dive with fine sea fans and good visibility.

Advanced 60 m
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Achilleas

Paphos - Coral Bay / Peyia Coast, Cyprus

The Achilleas is a Greek cargo ship that exploded and sank in 1975 a short boat ride from Paphos Harbour, just past the lighthouse. It lies in three sections on a sandy bottom at about 11 to 12 m and suits divers who ha...

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Acropolis (Opal Reef)

Cairns / Port Douglas Outer Reef, Australia

An Opal Reef site where divers head out from a shallow coral amphitheatre and follow the wall towards the northern side of the channel. It is a good spot for nudibranchs.

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Acuario

Maria la Gorda, Cuba

A shallow patch reef off María la Gorda that is crowded with reef fish, a relaxed dive that feels like swimming in a large aquarium.

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Adam Faru

South Male Atoll, Maldives

Adam Faru is a reef near Fihalhohi in South Male Atoll with coral rock formations between 5 and 20 metres. Sandy plateaus between them hold leather and soft corals.

20 m with map
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Adan Shita

Kerama Islands, Japan

Adan Shita on the west side of Agenashiku Island is a fish-watching site with several small rocks on sand. SEASIR rates it as suitable for beginners.

All Divers 15 m with map
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Adara Wall

Atauro Island, Timor-Leste

Adara Wall on Atauro's west coast drops off just metres from the beach, with a sandy bay framed by sheer walls to the north and south. Soft corals, huge sponges and schooling fish line the wall.

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Admiral Ship Vis

Istria Coast, Croatia

The former Yugoslav navy command ship Vis, on which President Tito often sailed, was deliberately sunk off the Kamenjak peninsula near Premantura and stands upright between about 18 and 34 m. It was the first ship sunk...

34 m with map
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Admiralty

Osprey Reef, Australia

A maze of large coral bommies just inside the westernmost point of Osprey Reef, named after an old admiralty-style anchor lodged in one of its tunnels. Below the bommies a wall drops away to more than a thousand metres.

35 m with map
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Adolphus Busch Sr.

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, United States

A 210-foot former island freighter sunk upright in 110 feet of water in 1998 between Looe Key and American Shoal. It is the main wreck dive of the Lower Keys.

34 m with map
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Advance II

Graveyard of the Atlantic (North Carolina), United States

A 185 ft vessel sunk in 1994 as an artificial reef about 8 miles from the Oregon Inlet buoy. With its deck at around 65 ft, it is a favourite of divers from beginner to advanced level.

24 m
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Advanced Bommie

Cairns / Port Douglas Outer Reef, Australia

Two huge coral towers on the Agincourt Reefs that rise from the seabed at about 40 metres. The deep gutter between them is one of the sharkiest spots Scuba IQ knows.

40 m
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Aeolus

Graveyard of the Atlantic (North Carolina), United States

A former US Navy cable repair ship sunk in 1988 as part of North Carolina's artificial reef programme off Morehead City. Hurricanes broke it into three sections, which now form a multi-level wreck dive with sand tiger s...

Experienced 34 m with map
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Aer Bajo

Lembeh Strait, Indonesia

Aer Bajo is a group of silty sand and rubble slopes on the Lembeh Island side of the strait, among the classic muck dives for mimic octopus and hairy frogfish.

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Aer Prang

Lembeh Strait, Indonesia

Aer Prang is a wide, gradual sand slope next to an old jetty that Lembeh Resort rates as one of the best night dives in the strait. It is good for octopus species and bobbit worms.

25 m with map
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Afkule

Gulf of Fethiye, Turkey

Fethiye's signature dive: an open-sided underwater cone below the Afkule monastery cliffs, combined with the sunlit 'Turkish Bath' cave nearby.

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Africa Wreck

Cyclades, Greece

The remains of the ship Africa lie close to the shore at Sarakiniko on Milos, in about 10 m of water. Divers swim out to the wreck from the beach.

10 m with map
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Agahuta

Anilao (Mabini Peninsula), Philippines

A gentle coral slope listed by operators for macro diving. Currents are usually slight.

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Agate Pass

Puget Sound, United States

A fast, shallow drift dive of about a mile through Agate Pass, from the Agate Pass Bridge toward Old Man House State Park. Divers fly over anemone-covered bottom in 35 to 40 ft of water.

Advanced 12 m with map
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Aggi Wreck

Channel Islands National Park, United States

Remains of the three-masted sailing ship Aggi, wrecked on Santa Rosa Island in May 1915, scattered over the reef in the Talcott Shoal area.

Experienced 21 m
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Agios Nikolaos

Cyclades, Greece

A small islet below the cliffs of Oia at the northern tip of Santorini that divers can circle. Rock formations and clear water draw schools of barracuda and plenty of small life.

23 m with map
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Agios Onoufrios

Crete Coastline, Greece

A long vertical wall in the Kounoupidiana area near Chania with room for several different dives. Calm conditions and plenty of small life make it a favourite for macro photography.

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Agios Petros

National Marine Park of Alonnisos and Northern Sporades, Greece

Agios Petros lies a short boat ride from Steni Vala on the east coast of Alonissos. A small wall drops to sand, followed by stone pillars and rocks, and the site suits all levels.

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Agonomagari

Kerama Islands, Japan

Agonomagari on the west side of Aka Island combines a coral-covered shallow area, a sandy slope with scattered rocks and a small cave. The water is calm, which suits relaxed fish watching.

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Agu Reef

Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

A reef with a very shallow reef flat and a narrow ridge running south into deep water, where currents bring schools of pelagic fish.

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Agutaya Reef

Camiguin Island, Philippines

A calm sandy bay and reef by a sandy cay off Camiguin, with Hibok-Hibok volcano rising behind. It suits divers of all abilities and snorkelers.

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Aharen Lighthouse

Kerama Islands, Japan

Aharen Lighthouse lies almost directly below the lighthouse at the southern tip of Tokashiki Island. Caves, crevices and arches lit by sunbeams make it a favourite landscape dive.

20 m with map
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Aichi E13A Jake

Maritime Heritage Trail - Battle of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

Aichi E13A Jake is an upside-down Japanese WWII reconnaissance floatplane on a white sand field in Saipan's lagoon. It is one of the four aircraft of the WWII Maritime Heritage Trail.

7 m
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Aida

The Brothers & Daedalus Reef, Egypt

The Aida was an Egyptian lighthouse supply ship that struck Big Brother in a storm on 15 September 1957 while trying to reach the jetty. Broken apart, she lies steeply on the wall from shallow engine remains down to abo...

Advanced 65 m with map
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Aida-Aida

Kerama Islands, Japan

Aida-Aida lies at the east end of Touma Beach on Zamami Island, where a sandy slope falls gently towards the open water. It is known for shrimp gobies, garden eels and anemonefish.

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Aidhoo Corner

Baa Atoll, Maldives

Aidhoo Corner is a corner of the long reef that surrounds the uninhabited island of Aidhoo. Schools of bluestripe snappers gather there, and stingrays and moray eels rest in its overhangs.

40 m
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Aiguille de Prony

Lagoons of New Caledonia, New Caledonia

The Aiguille de Prony is a hydrothermal chimney in Prony Bay in the south of Grande Terre that rises from about 38 m to within 2 to 3 m of the surface. It is a geological rarity and one of the signature dives of New Cal...

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Aikoku Maru

Chuuk Lagoon, Micronesia

An armed merchant cruiser destroyed by a huge explosion in February 1944. It is a deep, technical wreck with a heavily damaged bow and a large stern gun.

Advanced 65 m with map
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Air Prang 2

Lembeh Strait, Indonesia

Air Prang 2 is a spread-out sand slope in front of the old Aer Prang jetty with coral bommies in the shallows and a large field of Goniopora coral at the deeper end that draws many nudibranchs.

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Air Prang 3

Lembeh Strait, Indonesia

Air Prang 3 lies to the right of the old Aer Prang jetty, a spread-out sand slope with coral bommies in the shallows and a large rubble area at depth. It is known for rhinopias and Halgerda nudibranchs.

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Airplane Wreck

Curacao Underwater Park, Curaçao

The remains of a small plane off Playa Santa Martha near Soto, marked by a buoy straight out from the breakwaters. Marine growth has made it a good macro site.

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Airplane Wreck

Moalboal, Philippines

A small two-seat Lancair aircraft sunk in 1993 as an artificial reef on a sandy slope at about 20 m, just above a drop-off north of Panagsama Beach.

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Airport Caves

Utila, Honduras

Airport Caves is a shallow reef on Utila's south-east side known for caverns and swim-throughs cut into the reef wall. It also works well as a night dive in calm conditions.

21.3 m with map
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Airport Fault

Green Island, Taiwan

Airport Fault is a drop-off about 200 m off the Green Island lighthouse in the main Kuroshio flow, where a slope falls from 18 m towards a 200 m seabed. The strong current feeds wide fields of soft coral.

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Airport Outer Reef

Orchid Island, Taiwan

A rock pinnacle breaking the surface off the Orchid Island airport runway at the northern end of Badai Bay, dived from a boat as a current dive. Schools of fusiliers, surgeonfish and barracuda and passing pelagic fish a...

30 m
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Airport Point

Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Panama

A calm, sheltered reef with many coral heads close to Bocas Town and the airport. It is used for relaxed dives and for training beginners.

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Airport Reef

Paphos - Coral Bay / Peyia Coast, Cyprus

Airport Reef is a 200 m stretch of high reef in the bay beside Paphos International Airport, cut by short wide swim-throughs, chimneys and gullies. With depths of about 3 to 16 m it is an easy dive for all levels.

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Airport Reef

Amirante Islands, Seychelles

A wall dive at Desroches with a large overhang and a wall covered in colourful soft corals. It is known for macro life such as seagrass pipefish, and for Napoleon wrasse, bumphead parrotfish, reef sharks and turtles.

34 m
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Airport Wall

Puerto Plata and Sosua, Dominican Republic

A reef wall that runs for one to two kilometres along the coast in front of Puerto Plata's airport, west of Sosua. With swim-throughs, tunnels and pinnacles it is counted by operators and the national tourism guide amon...

33 m
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Airport Wall

Montego Bay Marine Park, Jamaica

A deep reef dive in the Montego Bay Marine Park, offered by Dressel Divers and listed on the ScubaCaribe dive map.

30 m
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Airport Wall

Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands

A wall dive off the north coast of Cayman Brac. Its public Department of Environment mooring lies in about 18 m (60 ft), in a Marine Reserve.

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AJ-2 Savage

Subic Bay, Philippines

A US Navy AJ-2 Savage carrier bomber in photo-reconnaissance configuration, sitting upright and largely intact on sand a short distance west of Subic Bay. Sources put it at 69 m or 72 m, making it the deepest of the Sub...

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Akanma

Kerama Islands, Japan

Akanma on the east side of Tokashiki Island, north of the ferry port, has channels running seaward between low rocks and large sea fans offshore. On clear days the main island of Okinawa is visible from the boat.

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Akasari

Izu Islands, Japan

Akasari is a boat dive off Hachijojima with good water flow, where turtles often sleep in the shallow rocks. Offshore pinnacles attract big pelagic fish such as hammerheads.

All Divers 30 m with map
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Akazaki

Izu Islands, Japan

Akazaki is a calm shore inlet on Kozushima used for try dives, courses and snorkelling. The inner bay is shallow, while the outer area drops to about 20 m.

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Akazawa Beach

Izu Peninsula, Japan

Akazawa Beach is a shallow sandy shore dive in the south of Ito, entered only a few steps from the dive centre. It is used for training and suits beginners and photographers.

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Akinohama

Izu Islands, Japan

Akinohama is the best-known shore dive on Izu Oshima, a large beach site in the north of the island with boulders, sand, slopes, walls and deep sections. Divers enter with a giant stride from the rocks and climb out by...

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Akitsushima

Coron Bay, Philippines

The Imperial Japanese Navy seaplane tender Akitsushima, one of the few true warships among the Coron wrecks. The 118 metre ship lies on its port side between Lajo and Manglet islands at up to about 36 to 38 metres.

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Akrema

Atauro Island, Timor-Leste

Akrema is a sloping reef at the very northern tip of Atauro, often swept by strong current. It offers good chances of sharks, tuna and bumphead parrotfish.

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Aksona Bay

Bodrum Peninsula, Turkey

A bay at the southern edge of Karaada (Black Island), named after the Bodrum sponge diver Aksona Mehmet, where seagrass and rocks give way to a wall with archaeological finds.

35 m with map
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Al Batinah

Musandam Peninsula, Oman

A retired Omani navy ship of about 30 m, scuttled off Musandam in early 2023 as an artificial reef and dive site.

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Al Maqtah

Musandam Peninsula, Oman

A point on the north side of Khor Habalayn where a wall gives way to a sloping reef, known for macro life and night dives.

35 m with map
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Al Qibliyah Rock

Hallaniyat Islands, Oman

A dive around an isolated rock off Al Qibliyah, the most remote island of the Hallaniyats, with a boulder-strewn slope full of morays and dense fish schools.

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Al Sawda Coral Garden

Hallaniyat Islands, Oman

A coral garden at the island of Al Sawda with large mound-like corals that shelter schools of fish, morays and batfish.

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Al Shorouk

Aqaba, Jordan

The Al Shorouk is a former landing craft scuttled by the Aqaba Marine Park on 18 June 2008 for technical divers. It lies on its starboard side across two reefs off Eel Canyons, with the bow at 38 m and the stern near 60...

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Alamanda

Bali, Indonesia

A quiet boat dive on the east side of Tulamben Bay, just past the Drop Off, with a gentle coral slope and bommies. It is one of the less visited sites of the area.

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Albany Rock

Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

A small crescent-shaped islet off northwest Santiago with a sloping rock wall, boulders and underwater pinnacles. Riding the current can bring pelagics, hammerheads and mantas.

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Albatros Wreck

Puerto Madryn (Golfo Nuevo / Peninsula Valdes), Argentina

A fishing boat deliberately sunk off Puerto Madryn to create a recreational dive site, resting with a slight list on a wide sandy bottom.

27 m
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Albatross Passage

Kavieng, Papua New Guinea

Kavieng's signature dive: a channel at the south-western tip of New Ireland facing the Bismarck Sea, at its best on an incoming tide when sharks, tuna, barracuda and rays gather along a fan-covered wall.

30 m
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Albert Head Lagoon

Vancouver Island, Canada

A calm, current-free beach dive at Albert Head Lagoon Regional Park in the Victoria area. A sandy slope leads out to a small island with kelp and plenty of crabs.

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Alberto's

Rarotonga, Cook Islands

A shallow reef with plenty of coral bommies and colourful reef fish, only a short boat ride from Avarua Harbour. It suits novice divers and photographers alike.

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Alcalá

Tenerife Coastal Dive Area, Spain

A shore dive from the small harbour of Alcalá on the west coast, with two volcanic reefs, sandy passages, small canyons and caverns. It suits all levels and is popular at night.

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Alcatraz

Cape Verde, Cabo Verde

Alcatraz is a shallow reef off Boa Vista, a short boat ride out, suited to Open Water divers.

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Alcatraz

Alor, Indonesia

Alcatraz off north-west Pantar is known for a forest of tall pink and burgundy soft coral trees rising from the sand. Beside it a wall with sponges, sea fans and black coral drops away.

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Alcatraz

Coron Bay, Philippines

A lone rocky islet in the channel between Busuanga and Coron Island, ringed by hard and soft coral gardens. SSI rates it suitable for all levels.

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Alcione C Wreck

Corsica, France

The Alcione C is a ship torpedoed in 1943 that sits upright on sand about a mile off Cervione, between 24 and 35 m. Groupers live around it.

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Alcyonaria Point

Whitsunday Islands, Australia

A point on the northern tip of Hook Island named after its soft corals, with a shallow plate-coral ledge, a vertical wall and good fish life. Currents can be strong, especially at mid-tide.

18 m
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Aldabra Main Channel

Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles

Tidal channel on the northwest side of Aldabra, dived from a liveaboard as a fast drift that is timed for the rising tide so it ends inside the lagoon. Turtles, giant groupers and Napoleon wrasse travel through the pass...

25 m with map
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Aldebaran Wreck

Inner Islands (Mahe, Praslin, La Digue), Seychelles

A 28 m fishing vessel confiscated for illegal fishing and scuttled off Willie's Bay in north-west Mahé in July 2008. It sits upright on sand at around 40 m and is reserved for experienced divers.

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Alderson's Wall

Guanaja, Honduras

A wall site off Guanaja's north-west coast with an inside and an outside part, marked on the Franko Maps chart and the Hotel Guanaja dive map. No description has been published.

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Alec's Caverns

Andros, Bahamas

An ocean blue hole and cavern dive of Small Hope Bay Lodge, with light windows into the tunnels, rare cryptic sponges and schools of glassy sweepers.

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Alex Place

Rosario and San Bernardo Corals National Natural Park, Colombia

Alex Place is a wall and reef site on the southern side of the Rosario Islands, on the dive map of the Cartagena centre Diving Planet. The wall falls far below recreational depth, but the most rewarding part is the shal...

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Alex's Alley

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Alex's Alley is a north wall site off the North Sound whose main feature is a deep tunnel swim-through that begins at about 60 ft (18 m).

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Alex's Cave

Comino Dive Region, Malta

A wave-cut cave in the islet between Comino and Cominotto, reached by a sheltered boat dive along a boulder-lined wall. Its long, dark inner chamber ends in an air pocket lit through a crack in the rock.

16 m with map
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Alexander Barge

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, United States

An early artificial reef off Islamorada, a barge sunk in 1984 at about 100 feet among bridge rubble near the Eagle. Goliath groupers, turtles and sharks are reported.

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