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Dean's Blue Hole

Sinkhole (freediving)
Depth: 0–202 mLevel: Advanced / technical freedivingAll year round
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The deepest marine sinkhole in the world (202 m), a mecca for freediving and the venue for international apnoea competitions.

Depth

0–202 m

Recommended level

Advanced / technical freediving

Average visibility

30 m

The deepest marine sinkhole in the world (202 m), a mecca for freediving and the venue for international apnoea competitions.

Location

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Dean's Blue Hole: 44 documented species

Ecosystem

Cave / cenote

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Water temperature

26 °C

Current

None

Access

Shore

Best season

All year round

Recommended certification

Freediving

Approx. price

0 USD / dive

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All year round
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Same country: Bahamas

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Common Sea FanNot Evaluated

Common Sea Fan

Gorgonia ventalina

Great BarracudaLeast Concern

Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

Blue CrabNot Evaluated

Blue Crab

Callinectes sapidus

Great Land CrabNot Evaluated

Great Land Crab

Cardisoma guanhumi

Atlantic Ghost CrabNot Evaluated

Atlantic Ghost Crab

Ocypode quadrata

Florida Stone CrabNot Evaluated

Florida Stone Crab

Menippe mercenaria

Portuguese Man-of-warNot Evaluated

Portuguese Man-of-war

Physalia physalis

Queen ConchNot Evaluated

Queen Conch

Lobatus gigas

Spotted Eagle RayEndangered

Spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus narinari

Grooved Brain CoralCritically Endangered

Grooved Brain Coral

Diploria labyrinthiformis

Elkhorn CoralCritically Endangered

Elkhorn Coral

Acropora palmata

Staghorn CoralCritically Endangered

Staghorn Coral

Acropora cervicornis

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