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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.

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Depth (m)8 m – 70 m
Visibility (m)5 m – 30 m
Water temperature (°C)8 °C – 27 °C
553documented spots117countries404 mmetres of maximum depth

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Coastal muck diving

Blue Heron Bridge

United States

53 species
Drift reef

Jupiter (drift diving con tiburones)

United States

50 species
Sharks
Hammerhead sharks
Manta rays
Turtles
Reefs
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Hasta 8 m · Open Water

5 m26 °C

Seahorses · octopus · frogfish

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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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Coral reef

Rainbow Reef (Key Largo)

United States

43 species

Hasta 15 m · Open Water

20 m26 °C

Reef fish · lobsters · soft corals

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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Reef/Shallow cave

French Reef (Key Largo)

United States

43 species

Hasta 20 m · Open Water

20 m26 °C

Moray eels · large snapper · groupers

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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Wreck (aircraft carrier)

USS Oriskany

United States

43 species

Hasta 65 m · Advanced / technical

25 m25 °C

Barracuda · goliath groupers · occasional sharks

Océano
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Wreck

USS Spiegel Grove

United States

42 species

Hasta 40 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m27 °C

More than 130 species of fish; algae · sponges

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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Deep wreck

Andrea Doria

United States

42 species

Hasta 70 m · Technical (Trimix)

10 m10 °C

Groupers · cold-water lobsters

Océano
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Wreck

SS Benwood (Key Largo)

United States

42 species

Hasta 15 m · Open Water

25 m26 °C

Sharks · turtles · occasional dolphins

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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Wreck

Duane Wreck (Key Largo)

United States

42 species

Hasta 40 m · Advanced Open Water

25 m26 °C

Barracuda · goliath groupers · occasional bull sharks

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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Kelp forest

Channel Islands National Park

United States

41 species

Hasta 30 m · Open Water

15 m15 °C

Giant kelp forests · sea lions · garibaldi

Área marina protegida
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Cold-water wall

Neah Bay

United States

30 species

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

15 m10 °C

Giant Pacific octopus · giant anemones · rock lobsters

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Kelp forest/Canyon

La Jolla Cove

United States

29 species

Hasta 25 m · Open Water

10 m16 °C

Sea lions · leopard sharks · rays

Océano
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Cold-water fjord

Puget Sound (Pulpo gigante)

United States

27 species

Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water

8 m10 °C

Giant Pacific octopus · rock lobsters

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Kelp forest/Underwater park

Catalina Island (Casino Point)

United States

24 species

Hasta 25 m · Open Water

10 m17 °C

Garibaldi · lobsters · occasional leopard sharks

Océano
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Cold-water wreck

Wreck Alley (San Diego)

United States

23 species

Hasta 40 m · Advanced Open Water

10 m15 °C

California lobsters · rockfish · sea lions

Océano
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Freshwater spring

Crystal River (manatíes)

United States

22 species

Hasta 10 m · Open Water / Snorkel

20 m22 °C

Florida manatees

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Night feeding station

Kona (buceo nocturno con mantarrayas)

United States

22 species

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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