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Diving and snorkelling

Explore the world underwater

553 diving and snorkelling sites across 117 countries — from coral reefs to wrecks more than 404 metres deep.

553documented spots117countries404 mmetres of maximum depth

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Depth (m)8 m – 70 m
Visibility (m)5 m – 30 m
Water temperature (°C)8 °C – 27 °C

34 dive sites found

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Coral reef

Rainbow Reef (Key Largo)

United States

43 species
Reef/Shallow cave

French Reef (Key Largo)

United States

43 species
Wreck (aircraft carrier)

USS Oriskany

United States

43 species
Wreck

USS Spiegel Grove

United States

42 species
Deep wreck

Andrea Doria

United States

42 species
Wreck

SS Benwood (Key Largo)

United States

42 species
Wreck

Duane Wreck (Key Largo)

United States

42 species
Kelp forest

Channel Islands National Park

United States

41 species
Cold-water wall

Neah Bay

United States

30 species
Kelp forest/Canyon

La Jolla Cove

United States

29 species
Cold-water fjord

Puget Sound (Pulpo gigante)

United States

27 species
Kelp forest/Underwater park

Catalina Island (Casino Point)

United States

24 species
Cold-water wreck

Wreck Alley (San Diego)

United States

23 species
Freshwater spring

Crystal River (manatíes)

United States

22 species
Night feeding station

Kona (buceo nocturno con mantarrayas)

United States

22 species
Freshwater spring/Cave

Ginnie Springs

United States

21 species
Cold freshwater wreck

Isle Royale National Park

United States

21 species
Freshwater wreck

Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary

United States

20 species
Cave/Spring

Devil's Den

United States

17 species
Outer crater wall

Molokini Crater

United States

17 species
Cold-water seamount

Farnsworth Bank (Catalina)

United States

17 species
Flooded quarry

White Star Quarry

United States

16 species
Lava cave

Cathedrals (Lanai)

United States

15 species
Rocky reef/Reserve

Gray's Reef

United States

12 species
Historic wreck (Civil War)

USS Monitor (Graveyard of the Atlantic)

United States

10 species
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Coastal muck diving

Blue Heron Bridge

United States

53 species

Hasta 8 m · Open Water

5 m26 °C

Seahorses · octopus · frogfish

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Drift reef

Jupiter (drift diving con tiburones)

United States

50 species

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m26 °C

Bull sharks · lemon sharks · goliath groupers

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Kelp forest

Monterey Bay (Point Lobos)

United States

48 species

Hasta 25 m · Open Water

10 m13 °C

Sea otters · sea lions · octopus

Océano
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Salt dome/Reef

Flower Garden Banks

United States

46 species

Hasta 40 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m24 °C

Almost 300 species of fish and more than 20 of coral; manta rays · sharks · turtles

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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Coral reef

Looe Key

United States

46 species

Hasta 20 m · Open Water

25 m27 °C

Nurse sharks · lobsters · reef fish

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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Reef

Molasses Reef

United States

46 species

Hasta 15 m · Open Water

25 m26 °C

Nurse sharks · barracuda · turtles

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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Cold-water wreck

Block Island (Mohawk wreck)

United States

45 species

Hasta 40 m · Advanced Open Water

10 m14 °C

Lobsters · black sea bass · bottom fish

Océano
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Artificial reef/Memorial

Neptune Memorial Reef (Miami)

United States

45 species

Hasta 12 m · Open Water

20 m26 °C

Reef fish colonising the underwater memorial

Océano
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Reef/Submerged statue

Christ of the Abyss (Key Largo)

United States

44 species

Hasta 8 m · Open Water / Snorkel

20 m26 °C

Reef fish · the bronze statue of Christ

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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Hasta 15 m · Open Water

20 m26 °C

Reef fish · lobsters · soft corals

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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Hasta 20 m · Open Water

20 m26 °C

Moray eels · large snapper · groupers

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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Hasta 65 m · Advanced / technical

25 m25 °C

Barracuda · goliath groupers · occasional sharks

Océano
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Hasta 40 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m27 °C

More than 130 species of fish; algae · sponges

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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Hasta 70 m · Technical (Trimix)

10 m10 °C

Groupers · cold-water lobsters

Océano
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Hasta 15 m · Open Water

25 m26 °C

Sharks · turtles · occasional dolphins

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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Hasta 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m26 °C

Barracuda · goliath groupers · occasional bull sharks

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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Hasta 30 m · Open Water

15 m15 °C

Giant kelp forests · sea lions · garibaldi

Área marina protegida
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Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m10 °C

Giant Pacific octopus · giant anemones · rock lobsters

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Hasta 25 m · Open Water

10 m16 °C

Sea lions · leopard sharks · rays

Océano
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Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

8 m10 °C

Giant Pacific octopus · rock lobsters

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Hasta 25 m · Open Water

10 m17 °C

Garibaldi · lobsters · occasional leopard sharks

Océano
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Hasta 40 m · Advanced Open Water

10 m15 °C

California lobsters · rockfish · sea lions

Océano
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Hasta 10 m · Open Water / Snorkel

20 m22 °C

Florida manatees

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Hasta 15 m · Open Water

20 m25 °C

Reef manta ray · on occasion a dozen or more on a single dive

Océano
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Hasta 30 m · Open Water / Cavern

30 m22 °C

Freshwater fish · river turtles

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Hasta 40 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m8 °C

Freshwater fish · more than 10 historic wrecks

Agua dulce
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Hasta 50 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m10 °C

Freshwater fish · lake sturgeon

Área marina protegida
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Hasta 10 m · Open Water

30 m22 °C

Freshwater fish

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Hasta 50 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m25 °C

38 species of coral · butterflyfish · Moorish idols

Área marina protegida
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Hasta 45 m · Advanced Open Water

10 m15 °C

California purple coral (a protected species) · lobsters

Océano
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Hasta 30 m · Open Water

10 m15 °C

Freshwater fish · sunken replicas (an aircraft · a bus)

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Hasta 25 m · Advanced Open Water

30 m25 °C

Rare black coral on the roof of the main chamber · tube corals · sponges

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Hasta 20 m · Advanced Open Water

8 m20 °C

Loggerhead turtle and more than 200 species of reef fish

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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Hasta 70 m · Technical (authorised research only)

15 m20 °C

Bottom fish · cold-water lobsters

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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