WallUNESCO World HeritageMarine Protected Area

Half Moon Caye Wall

Near Great Blue Hole

Depth: 6–40 mLevel: Advanced Open WaterDecember-May

The wall at the south-eastern tip of Lighthouse Reef, reckoned one of the most beautiful in the Caribbean. The island that gives it its name is a mere 17 hectares.

Depth

6–40 m

Recommended level

Advanced Open Water

Average visibility

30 m

Protection status

Half Moon Caye Natural Monument, managed by the Belize Audubon Society

UNESCO designation

World Heritage Site (Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System, inscribed on 4 December 1996, with seven marine protected areas)

Did you know?

Half Moon Caye is the oldest wildlife protection site in Belize: it was declared a bird sanctuary in 1924 to protect the red-footed boobies, of which there is a colony of some 4,000 birds. In 1981 it became the country's first nature reserve under national parks legislation and the first marine protected area in Central America.

Sources consulted: Wikipedia (Half Moon Caye / Lighthouse Reef); Hamanasi; Toucan Discovery; belizehub.com; williamdrumm.com

Location

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2 parks within 30 km.