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Ultimate Diving Adventures

100 Extraordinary Experiences under Water

Erschienen am 27.10.2009, Auflage: 1/2009
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ISBN/EAN: 9780470744925
Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: 256 S.
Einband: kartoniertes Buch

Beschreibung

Ultimate Diving Adventures showcases the finest dives around the globe, from the frogfish and pygmy seahorses to be found on the famous muck dives in the Lembeh Strait, to dramatic wrecks such as Thistlegorm and Lusitania. Seven types of dive are featured: * Tropical Reefs * Temperate Waters * Wreck Dives * Shark Inhabited Reefs * Whales and other mammals * Exotic Species * Diving with a Purpose Every dive includes a regional and a detailed map, an introduction to the region, the geography, the history and the culture along with essential detail on travel, health accommodation and facilities. Key species and major features on every dive are illustrated with stunning photographs. The main dives are described in detail and points of interest and safety are highlighted.

Autorenportrait

Len Deeley is a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society and has over 30 years diving experience all over the world. He leads diving trips for underwater photographers to global destinations and gives talks regularly to clubs and societies. Karen Gargani's love of the sea began at an early age. Having dived extensively in the UK, she spent a year diving around the world. Her work has been published in the top UK dive magazines. Amazing experiences and interactions with marine life inspire Karen's writing.

Inhalt

Tropical Reefs. 1. Sharks & Yolanda Reefs, Egyptian Red Sea. 2. Big Brother Island, Egyptian Red Sea. 3. Sanganeb Reef, Sudanese Red Sea. 4. Moses Rock, Gulf of Aqaba, Israel. 5. Town Pier, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles. 6. Manta Reef, Mozambique. 7. Palancar Reef, Mexico. 8. Depan Kampung, Indonesia. 9. The Pinnacle, Philippines. 10. Barracuda Point, Malaysia. 11. Damas Cays, Cay Sal Bank, Bahamas. 12. Stepping Stones, Whitsunday Islands, Australia. 13. Yemaya, Cuba. 14. Sail Rock, Tobago Cays, The Grenadines. 15. Carl's Ultimate, Papua New Guinea. 16. Maa Kandu Thila, Maldives. 17. Uepi Point, Solomon Islands. 18. Gotham City, Fiji. 19. Shark Bank, Seychelles. 20.Molasses Reef, Florida Keys, USA. 21. Valley of the Kings, Honduras. 22. Tupitipiti, Bora Bora, French Polynesia. 23. Watamu Marine Park, Kenya. 24. Half Moon Cay Reef, Belize. 25. The Pinnacles, St Lucia. 26. Cannibal Rock, Komodo National Park, Indonesia. 27. Yucatan Caves, Mexico. Temperate Waters. 28. Cathedral Rock, Scotland. 29. Gannet Rock, England. 30. Eddystone Lighthouse, England. 31. The Maharee Islands, Ireland. 32. Secca del Papa, Sardinia. 33. Lavezzi, Corsica. 34. Medas Marine Reserve, Spain. 35. Lake Baikal, Siberia. 36. Silfra, Iceland. 37. The Blue Hole, Gozo, Malta. 38. Farnsworth Bank, California, USA. 39. Race Rocks, Vancouver Island, Canada. 40. Northern Arch, Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand. 41. Fortescue Bay Kelp Forest, Tasmaina, Australia. 42. Sgarbhstac Submarine Arch, Scotland. 43. Eureka Oil Rig, California, USA. Wreck Dives. 44. Sha'ab Abu Nuhas, Egyptian Red Sea. 45. SS Thistlegorm, Egyptian Red Sea. 46. Fujikawa Maru, Micronesia. 47. Rainbow Warrior, New Zealand. 48. Zenobia, Cyprus. 49. The Brummer, Scotland. 50. Hispania, Scotland. 51. James Eagan Layne, England. 52. The Umbria, Sudanese Red Sea. 53. SS Rose Castle, Canada. 54. Bianca C, Grenada. 55. SS Cristobel Colon, Bermuda. 56. HMS Hermes, Sir Lanka. 57. USS New York, Philippines. 58. Kinugawa Maru, Solomon Islands. 59. USS Salute. 60. Kronprins Gustav Adolf, Finland. 61. President Coolidge, Vanuatu. 62. Proteus, North Carolina, USA. 63. SS Yongala, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. 64. USS Saratoga, Bikini Atoll. 65. RMS Rhone, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. Shark Inhibited Reefs. 66. Cathedral Aliwal Shoal, South Africa. 67. Rangiroa, French Polynesia. 68. Cocos Island, Costa Rica. 69. Darwin Island, Galapagos, Ecuador. 70. Neptune Islands, Australia. 71. Ningaloo Reef, Australia. 72. Sha'ab Rumi, Sudanese Red Sea. 73. Koh Bon Island, Thailand. 74. Garden Eel Cove, Hawaii. 75. The Manacles, Cornwall, England. 76. Orimass, Maldives. 77. Stingray City, Cayman Islands. 78.Beqa Lagoon, Fiji. Whales and other Mammals. 79. Rurutu, French Polynesia. 80. Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez, Baja, Mexico. 81. Hervey Bay, Australia. 82. Vava'u, Tonga. 83. The Hopper, Farne Islands, England. 84. Little Bahama Bank, Bahamas. 85. Sha'ab Samandai, Egyptian Red Sea. 86. Lofoten, Norway. 87. Crystal River, Florida, USA. Exotic Species. 88. Laha, Ambon Indonesia. 89. Haiball, Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. 90. Efratha, Gangaa Island, Indonesia. 91. House Reef, Mabul, Borneo. 92. Kangaroo Island, Australia. 93. Dinah's Beach, Papua New Guinea. 94. Lorenzo's Delight, Wakatobi, Indonesia. 95. Lankayan ...