Sloping reefÁrea Marina Protegida

Karpata (Bonaire)

Near Bonaire

Profundidad: 5–40 mNivel: Open WaterAll year round

Wall-like formations, unusual for Bonaire, with slopes and sand channels dropping towards 36 m. At around 18 m the reef is carpeted in plate coral.

Depth

5–40 m

Recommended level

Open Water

Average visibility

30 m

Water temperature

27 °C

Current

Moderate

Access

Shore

Best time

All year round

Recommended certification

Open Water

Approx. price

20 USD / dive

Ocean Marine protected area

Plan your dive

Best time: All year round
Approx. price: 20 USD / dive

Nearby park (9 km away)Bonaire

Protection status

Parque Nacional Marino de Bonaire (STINAPA), creado en 1979 y con rango de parque nacional desde 1999; abarca las aguas desde la línea de pleamar hasta los 60 m de profundidad. Klein Bonaire se incorporó como reserva natural protegida en 2001

Did you know

Se ha vuelto muy popular porque las tortugas son habituales.

Sources consulted: Wikipedia (Bonaire National Marine Park); bonaire.com; STINAPA; Scuba Diving Magazine; bonairepros.com

Location

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1 park within 30 km — see the related spots section for more detail.

7 species documented in Karpata (Bonaire)

Critically Endangered

Coral cuerno de alce

Acropora palmata

Data Deficient

Langosta espinosa del Caribe

Panulirus argus

Least Concern

Morena verde

Gymnothorax funebris

Critically Endangered

Tortuga carey

Eretmochelys imbricata

Endangered

Tortuga verde

Chelonia mydas

Not Evaluated

Carabela portuguesa

Physalia physalis

Least Concern

Delfín mular

Tursiops truncatus

Ecosystem

Arrecife

Nearby parks

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Bonaire

9 km away

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