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Map Species Parks Diving

Diving and snorkelling

Explore the world underwater

553 diving and snorkelling sites across 117 countries — from coral reefs to wrecks more than 300 metres deep.

553documented dive sites117countries300metres maximum depth

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Depth (m)25 m – 45 m

Depth (m) — minimum valueDepth (m) — maximum value

Visibility (m)8 m – 15 m

Visibility (m) — minimum valueVisibility (m) — maximum value

Water temperature (°C)9 °C – 20 °C

Water temperature (°C) — minimum valueWater temperature (°C) — maximum value

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Monterey Bay (Point Lobos)

United States

Up to 25 m · Open Water

10 m13 °C

Channel Islands National Park

United States

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m15 °C

Cold-water wall

Neah Bay

United States

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m10 °C

Kelp forest/Canyon

La Jolla Cove

United States

Up to 25 m · Open Water

10 m16 °C

Temperate fjord

Great Bear Rainforest

Canada

Up to 25 m · Advanced Open Water

10 m9 °C

Cold-water wall

Browning Pass (Vancouver Island)

Canada

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m10 °C

Cold-water fjord

Puget Sound (giant Pacific octopus)

United States

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

8 m10 °C

HMCS Nanaimo Wreck

Canada

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m10 °C

Muck diving/Cave

Osezaki

Japan

Up to 30 m · Open Water

10 m20 °C

Kelp forest/Underwater park

Catalina Island (Casino Point)

United States

Up to 25 m · Open Water

10 m17 °C

Dive in and explore

Hammerhead sharks

Caves and cenotes

Snorkelling-friendly

Technical diving

Garajau Marine Reserve (Madeira)

Portugal

93 speciesSee dive site

Lastovo Island

Croatia

93 speciesSee dive site

Salt lake/Reserve

Mljet Island

Croatia

93 speciesSee dive site

Oceanic pelagic

Azores (Princess Alice Bank)

Portugal

93 speciesSee dive site

Wreck (aircraft carrier)

USS Oriskany

United States

43 speciesSee dive site

Surface pelagic

Tonga (swimming with whales)

Tonga

43 speciesSee dive site

Sea otters · sea lions · octopus

Ocean

See dive site

Giant kelp forests · sea lions · garibaldi

Marine protected area

See dive site

Giant Pacific octopus · giant anemones · rock lobsters

See dive site

Sea lions · leopard sharks · rays

Ocean

See dive site

Giant sea stars · seals · colourful anemones

Ocean

See dive site

Giant Pacific octopus · giant anemones

See dive site

Giant Pacific octopus · rock lobsters

See dive site

Octopus · crabs · rock lobsters

Ocean

See dive site

Seahorses · octopus · temperate-water corals

Ocean

See dive site

Garibaldi · lobsters · occasional leopard sharks

Ocean

See dive site

Temperate reef/Muck

Sagami Bay

Japan

Up to 30 m · Open Water

10 m19 °C

Rare deep-water fish · nudibranchs · pygmy seahorses

Cold-water wreck

Wreck Alley (San Diego)

United States

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

10 m15 °C

California lobsters · rockfish · sea lions

Kelp forest/Wreck

Coronado Islands

Mexico

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

12 m16 °C

Sea lions · lobsters · rockfish

Cold-water seamount

Farnsworth Bank (Catalina)

United States

Up to 45 m · Advanced Open Water

10 m15 °C

California purple coral (a protected species) · lobsters

Cold rocky reef

Jeju Island

South Korea

Up to 25 m · Advanced Open Water

10 m18 °C

Cold-water soft corals · lobsters · groupers