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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)20 m – 404 m
Visibility (m)8 m – 40 m
Water temperature (°C)-1 °C – 29 °C

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Wreck

Scapa Flow

United Kingdom

111 species

Hasta 45 m · Advanced / technical

Wreck (deep hold section)

Zenobia Wreck

Cyprus

Extreme tidal current

Saltstraumen

Norway

84 species

Hasta 30 m · Technical / highly advanced

15 m8 °C

Cold-water coral reef

Trondheimsfjord (corales de agua fría)

Norway

84 species

Hasta 80 m · Technical

15 m7 °C

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Sharks
Hammerhead sharks
Manta rays
Turtles
Reefs
Wrecks
Caves and cenotes
Walls
Large pelagics
Snorkelling-friendly
Beginners
Technical diving
10 m
10 °C

Plumose anemones · conger eels · scallops; typical cold-water fauna of the North Atlantic

Área marina protegida
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91 species

Hasta 42 m · Technical

25 m20 °C

Large groupers · barracuda · moray eels

OcéanoPolarÁrea marina protegida
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Cod · lobsters · giant anemones

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Cold-water Lophelia corals · lobsters · cod

Océano
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Deep wreck (aircraft carrier)

Pecio HMS Hermes

Sri Lanka

50 species

Hasta 55 m · Technical (mandatory decompression)

Large tuna · big grouper · trevally; the absence of fishing and of diving pressure has left an exceptional density of fish

Área marina protegida
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Wall/Shipwreck

Zabargad Island

Egypt

50 species

Hasta 50 m · Advanced, technical

30 m27 °C

Oceanic whitetip shark · grey reef shark · hammerheads

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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Deep Second World War wreck

Pecio Rosalie Möller

Egypt

46 species

Hasta 50 m · Advanced / technical

Clouds of glassfish · grouper · trevally

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Sinkhole (freediving)

Dean's Blue Hole

Bahamas

44 species

Hasta 202 m · Advanced / technical freediving

30 m26 °C

Limited wildlife; a world mecca of freediving

Océano
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UNESCO
Deep wreck

Bikini Atoll

Marshall Islands

43 species

Hasta 55 m · Technical (Trimix)

30 m29 °C

Reef fish · grey reef sharks

Patrimonio Mundial
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Wreck

SS President Coolidge

Vanuatu

43 species

Hasta 70 m · Advanced / technical

25 m27 °C

Reef fish · turtles · occasional sharks

Océano
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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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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 (the only site spanning two wars)

SMS Cormoran (Guam)

Guam

41 species

Hasta 37 m · Advanced Open Water / technical

25 m28 °C

Reef fish · encrusting corals

Océano
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Wreck

Fujikawa Maru (Chuuk)

Micronesia

41 species

Hasta 34 m · Advanced Open Water / technical

20 m29 °C

Intact anti-aircraft guns · Zero aircraft engines in the hold

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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Wreck

Bianca C Wreck

Grenada

33 species

Hasta 50 m · Advanced / technical

20 m27 °C

Barracuda · groupers · nurse sharks

Océano
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Cold-water wreck

Gdansk (pecios bálticos)

Poland

32 species

Hasta 40 m · Advanced Open Water / technical

8 m10 °C

Cold-water fish · numerous well-preserved war wrecks

Océano
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Ice/Polar

Svalbard (buceo bajo hielo)

Norway

26 species

Hasta 20 m · Technical (Ice Diving)

25 m-1 °C

Ringed seals · occasional walruses

OcéanoPolar
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Historic wreck (18th century)

Vrouw Maria wreck

Finland

20 species

Hasta 41 m · Technical (restricted access)

8 m6 °C

Cold-water fish · the historic cargo still intact

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Subantarctic/Kelp

South Georgia

South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands

19 species

Hasta 25 m · Advanced / technical (polar water)

20 m2 °C

Weddell seals · king penguins · giant kelp

Polar
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Polar volcanic

Deception Island

Antarctica

15 species

Hasta 20 m · Advanced / technical (polar water)

20 m0 °C

Antarctic benthic fauna; fur seals and penguins at the surface

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Polar fjord

Puerto Paraíso

Antarctica

14 species

Hasta 25 m · Advanced / technical (polar water)

25 m-1 °C

Leopard seals · humpback whales · gentoo penguins

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Historic wreck (Civil War)

USS Monitor (Graveyard of the Atlantic)

United States

10 species

Hasta 70 m · Technical (authorised research only)

15 m20 °C

Bottom fish · cold-water lobsters

OcéanoÁrea marina protegida
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Cave (one of the longest in the world)

Sistema Ox Bel Ha

Mexico

2 species

Hasta 25 m · Technical (Cave Diver)

30 m25 °C

Stygobitic fauna adapted to caves; pumas · jaguars and deer have been recorded at the surface cenotes

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Cave (the longest system in the world)

Sistema Sac Actun

Mexico

1 species

Hasta 20 m · Technical (Cave Diver)

30 m25 °C

Blind cave fish · bats · troglobitic fauna

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