Dive Atlas of the World
An Illustrated Reference to the Best Sites
Published on 12. June 2016
300 pages
978-1-60765-362-2 (ISBN)
Description
The Dive Atlas of the World offers a global tour of dive sites, described and photographed by experts. From well-known classics to sites that have only recently been discovered, this global selection offers the discerning diver a feast of locations to choose from, including an expanded selection of Caribbean dive sites. Whether you favour muck diving and macro photography, wrecks, walls, reefs, caves, blue holes or the adrenaline rush of high-speed drift dive in a strong current (or all of these), you will find well-written, clearly mapped accounts of the top places where you can enjoy these dives. This book features contributions from local experts, leading writers and award-winning photographers such as Jack Jackson and Lawson Wood.
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Editor Jack Jackson is an advanced BS-AC diver who ran a sport diving operation in the Sudanese Red Sea for 12 years. He has been diving exotic locations around the world ever since. An award winning author and photographer, Jack has written and contributed to numerous books including Diving with Sharks, Top Dive Sites of the World, two scuba diving manuals and three Dive Guides.
Content
- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Map of the world's oceans and seas
- Introduction to diving the world
- El Niño and climate change
- Weather, currents and tides
- The marine environment
- Diving with gases other than normal air
- Travelling to dive
- Atlantic Ocean
- Introduction and map
- East Coast of the United States (Including West Coast of Florida)
- Wreck diving
- Deep diving
- Temperate and Tropical Waters
- United Kingdom
- An introduction
- Scotland
- Scapa Flow
- St Abbs and Eyemouth Marine Reserve
- The Wreck of the Lusitania
- South Africa
- Diving with Great White Sharks
- The Mediterranean Sea
- Introduction and map
- Spain and the South of France
- The Medas islands
- cave diving
- Costa Brava
- Cerbère-Banyuls
- Porquerolles
- Offshore islands near Cannes
- Cape Juan and Cape Antibes
- Malta
- Malta
- Gozo
- Comino
- The Red Sea
- Introduction and map
- Israel and Jordan
- Eilat
- Aqaba
- North Egypt
- Sinai - Dahab to Hurghada
- The islands in the Strait of Gubal
- South Egypt
- Port Safâga to the Sudanese border
- Marine Park Islands
- Sudan
- From Elba Reef to the Suakin Group, including the Umbria wreck
- The Conshelf II Experiment
- Indian Ocean
- Introduction and map
- East Africa
- Pemba Island
- Mafia Island
- Seychelles
- Mahé
- L'Ilot
- Wreck of the Ennerdale
- The Amirantes
- Aldabra
- Chagos
- The Pass (Salomon Atoll)
- Mapou Garden
- Vienna Rock (Peros Banhos Atoll)
- Middle Brother (Great Chagos Bank)
- Mauritius
- Gunner's Quoin to Couline Bambou and the offshore islands of Grand Baie
- Mahébourg
- Mozambique
- Ponta do Ouro
- Ponta da Barra
- Bazaruto Archipelago
- South Africa
- Sodwana Bay
- Aliwal Shoal
- Protea Banks
- Maldives
- Malé
- Maalhosmadulu
- Faadhippolhu
- Ari
- Felidhoo
- Nilandhoo
- Atoll Formation
- Andaman Sea
- Thailand
- Mergui
- Andaman and Nicobar islands
- Western Australia
- Christmas and Cocos islands
- Rowley Shoals, Scott and Seringapatam reefs
- Ningaloo Reef and Coral Bay
- Rottnest Island
- Geographe Bay (HMAS Swan and Busselton Jetty)
- Albany and Esperance
- Pacific Ocean
- Introduction and map
- Malaysia
- Peninsular Malaysia
- The West Coast and the Strait of Malacca
- The East Coast and the Terengganu
- Pahang and Johor Marine Parks
- Sabah and Sarawak
- Terembu Layang Layang
- Labuan
- Sabah
- Sarawak
- Indonesia
- Sangalaki
- Pulau Sangalaki
- Pulau Derawan
- Pulau Samama
- Pulau Maratua
- Pulau Kakaban
- North Sulawesi
- Bunaken Manado Tua Marine Park
- Lembeh Strait
- Bali
- Tulamben Bay
- Lembongan Island
- Menjangan
- Secret Bay
- Komodo
- Alor
- The Philippines
- North Philippines
- La Union
- Subic Bay
- Anilao
- Puerto Galera
- Pandan Island and Apo Reef
- Visayas
- Boracay, Carabao and Maniguin Islands
- Cebu
- Sumilon Island
- Negros
- Siquijor Island
- Bohol
- Southern Leyte
- Palawan
- Busuanga
- Coron
- Calamian Islands
- Mainland Palawan
- Bacuit Bay El Nido
- Taytay Bay
- Puerto Princesa
- Sulu Sea and Mindanao
- Camiguin Island
- Mindanao
- Dakak
- Davao
- General Santos
- Micronesia
- Chuuk (Truk)
- the top seven wrecks of Chuuk Bay
- Palau
- Yap
- Melanesia
- Fiji Islands
- Vanuatu
- Solomon Islands
- Papua New Guinea
- Eastern Fields
- Port Moresby
- Milne Bay
- Kimbe Bay
- New Britain
- New Hanover
- Kavieng
- Eastern Australia
- Great Barrier Reef
- Cairns
- Port Douglas
- Coral Sea
- New Zealand
- Poor Knights Islands
- Fiordland
- Goat Island Marine Reserve
- West Coast USA
- Catalina Island
- California
- Baja California Sur
- El Bajo
- Los Islotes
- The Golden Triangle
- Galápagos
- Cocos and Malpelo Islands
- The Caribbean Sea
- Introduction and map
- Mexico
- Yucatán Peninsula
- Cancún
- Cozumel
- Mujeres
- Contoy
- cenotes
- Western Caribbean
- Belize - Turneffe Atoll
- Lighthouse Reef and the Blue Hole
- Honduras - Bay Islands Utila
- Roatan
- Guanaja
- Cayos Cochinos
- Cuba
- Havana
- Varadero
- Cayo Coco
- Santa Lucía
- Guardalavaca
- María la Gorda
- Isla de la Juventud
- Cayo Largo
- Playa Girón
- Cienfuegos
- Guajimico and Trinidad
- Los Jardines de la Reina
- Santiago de Cuba
- Cayman Islands
- Grand Cayman
- Little Cayman
- Cayman Brac
- Atlantis submersible
- Reef Species Distribution
- Puerto Rico
- Mona Island
- Desecheo Island
- La Parguera
- Vieques and Culebra Islands
- Dominica
- The North
- The Middle
- The South
- Dutch Antilles
- Aruba
- Bonaire
- Curaçao
- Virgin Islands
- British Virgin Islands
- The United States Virgin Islands
- Bahamas
- Walker Cay
- Grand Bahama Island
- Bimini
- New Providence (Nassau)
- Eleuthera
- Exumas
- Cat Island
- San Salvador
- Conception Island
- Long Island
- Appendix
- Index
- Glossary
- Contributors
- Photographic Acknowledgements
