Scuba diving - Revision history

Gekodive: /* Bali */

2012-11-30T05:09:57Z

‎Bali

Gekodive: /* Bali */

2012-11-30T05:07:24Z

‎Bali

190.236.203.90: /* South America */

2012-10-05T21:21:12Z

‎South America

Pbsouthwood: Undo revision 1906341 by 189.61.9.71 (talk) salvage a bit of the previous entry

2012-08-07T13:35:01Z

Undo revision 1906341 by 189.61.9.71 (talk) salvage a bit of the previous entry

189.61.9.71: rv per External links

2012-08-05T12:48:55Z

rv per External links

Laura gonzalez: /* Egypt */

2012-08-05T10:39:05Z

‎Egypt

196.2.126.174: /* Mozambique */

2012-07-17T20:36:09Z

‎Mozambique

Eco84 at 13:59, 16 July 2012

2012-07-16T13:59:03Z

94.198.190.2: /* Northern Mexico */

2012-07-04T14:29:26Z

‎Northern Mexico

Oceans5: /* Hon Mun Island - Marine Park Nha Trang */

2012-06-16T06:15:09Z

‎Hon Mun Island - Marine Park Nha Trang

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 Indonesia is the biggest archipelago nation in the world, it offers some of the most diverse diving experience in the world; From very-accessible Bali, to extreme wilderness and some of the most diverse marine life in the world in the far-eastern Indonesian islands.
 ===== [[Bali]] =====
-*[[Padang Bai]] in the North East offers great diving opportunities. The local dive sites of  [[Blue Lagoon]],  [[White Sand Beach]],  [[Jepun]],  [[Ferry Channel]] and  [[Tanjung Sari]] are great places to see sharks, turtles and macro life.  [[Padang Bai]] is also a great place to start a dive trip to  [[Nusa Penida]] and  [[Nusa Lembongan]] where Mantas can be seen all year round and mola-mola sunfish can be found in season.  [[Tulamben]] and the  [[USAT Liberty shipwreck]], its signature dive site, are only one hour away by car and the diving there is great all year round.
+*[[Padang Bai]] in the North East offers great diving opportunities. The local dive sites of  [[Blue Lagoon]],  White Sand Beach,  Jepun, Ferry Channel and  Tanjung Sari are great places to see sharks, turtles and macro life.  [[Padang Bai]] is also a great place to start a dive trip to  [[Nusa Penida]] and  [[Nusa Lembongan]] where Mantas can be seen all year round and mola-mola sunfish can be found in season.  [[Tulamben]] and the  USAT Liberty shipwreck, its signature dive site, are only one hour away by car and the diving there is great all year round.
 *Avoid staying in [[Nusa Dua]], [[Kuta]], [[Seminyak]] or [[Sanur]] if you plan a visit to [[Bali]] to dive as the trips to the dive sites can take more than 2 hours one way.

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 Indonesia is the biggest archipelago nation in the world, it offers some of the most diverse diving experience in the world; From very-accessible Bali, to extreme wilderness and some of the most diverse marine life in the world in the far-eastern Indonesian islands.
 ===== [[Bali]] =====
-*[[West Bali National Park|Menjangan Island]] in the north-west, and Tulamben (USS Liberty wreck) and [[Amed]] in the east, offer pleasant and accessible shore diving through wrecks, walls and reefs. Divers visiting Bali often base themselves at [[Lovina]], [[Candidasa]] and [[Amed]] to access the sites.
+*[[Padang Bai]] in the North East offers great diving opportunities. The local dive sites of  [[Blue Lagoon]],  [[White Sand Beach]],  [[Jepun]],  [[Ferry Channel]] and  [[Tanjung Sari]] are great places to see sharks, turtles and macro life.  [[Padang Bai]] is also a great place to start a dive trip to  [[Nusa Penida]] and  [[Nusa Lembongan]] where Mantas can be seen all year round and mola-mola sunfish can be found in season.  [[Tulamben]] and the  [[USAT Liberty shipwreck]], its signature dive site, are only one hour away by car and the diving there is great all year round.
-*The offshore island of [[Nusa Penida]] may offer the most dramatic diving in Bali while the neighbouring island of [[Nusa Lembongan]] is well known as a teaching centre.
+*Avoid staying in [[Nusa Dua]], [[Kuta]], [[Seminyak]] or [[Sanur]] if you plan a visit to [[Bali]] to dive as the trips to the dive sites can take more than 2 hours one way.
 ===== [[Gili Islands]] and [[Lombok]] =====

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		+	Recreational diving in Peru is becoming an increasingly popular past time. The North Coast provides rich and adbundant waters making dives especially rewarding.
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		+	* [[Mancora]], North of Lima, provides a good base for diving in El Ñuro (home to a colony of Green Sea Turtles), Organos and Punta Sal.
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 ====[[Egypt]]====
-The Egyptian coast along the Red Sea in both Africa and the Sinai peninsula is a favoured destination for Scuba diving and snorkeling. Various dive centers operate in each resort town or city to arrange both recreational and educational trips for all levels of experience and budgets.
+The Egyptian coast along the Red Sea in both Africa and the Sinai peninsula is a favoured destination for Scuba diving and snorkeling. The Red Sea has its name due to the algal blooms, which leave a reddish colour in the sea. The sea is warm, there is little wave action and the visibility is usually good.
 Dive sites on the African side of the Red Sea include:

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 ====[[Egypt]]====
-The Egyptian coast along the Red Sea in both Africa and the Sinai peninsula is a favoured destination for Scuba diving and snorkeling. The Red Sea has its name due to the algal blooms, which leaves a reddish hue colour on the sea. It is considered a diver's paradise, offering warmseas, little wave action and impressive visibility.
+The Egyptian coast along the Red Sea in both Africa and the Sinai peninsula is a favoured destination for Scuba diving and snorkeling. Various dive centers operate in each resort town or city to arrange both recreational and educational trips for all levels of experience and budgets.
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-[http://divescover.com/dive-sites/egypt Diving in Egypt] is also considered one of the 7 Wonders of the underwater world, as it harbours more than 1000 invertebrate species and over 200 species of hard and softcoral. This is a basis of a marine eco-system which includes 1100 species of fish, 20% of which are endemic.
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-Egypt offers shallow reefs, walls, drift dives, and some of the most famous wrecks in the world. Some diving locations have colorful reefs stretching far into the sea which may create labyrinthic landscapes, plateaus, lagoons, or even caves and gardens. Here you can also find unlimited options to see tropical marine life in crystal clear waters, from sharks, dolphins and even whalesharks, to gorgonian fans, all sorts of corals, and feather-stars. Variety is inmense, and will be dependent on where you dive.
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-[http://divescover.com/dive/egypt/sharm-el-sheikh Diving in Sharm El Sheik] and [http://divescover.com/dive/egypt/ras-mohammed-national-park Ras Mohammed] have a fame of being the best of what Egypt has to offer, its amazing wrecks: the legendary [http://divescover.com/dive-site/s.s.-thistlegorm/20086 S.S. Thistlegorm],  the [http://divescover.com/dive-site/the-rosalie-moller/20099 Rosalie Moller], and about 9 other interesting wrecks. The Gubal Strait, and the Strait of Tiran are easily accessible from Sharm El Sheikh. Hurghada and Marsa Alam offer you options to explore the Abu Nuhas wreck system, and pelagic sharkencounters at [http://divescover.com/dive/egypt/the-brother-islands The Brother Islands]. They are also home to interesting caves and tunnels.
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-Various dive centers operate in each resort town or city to arrange both recreational and educational trips for all levels of experience and budgets.all levels of experience and budgets.
 Dive sites on the African side of the Red Sea include:

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 Maputo municipio:
 *Ponta do Ouro
 *Ponta Mamoli

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 *[[Kangaroo Island]]
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+=====[[Victoria (state)|Victoria]]=====
 * The Lawrence Rocks &mdash; Two rocky islets with an associated reef, 2.4 km south-east of Point Danger in western Victoria, about 6 km south-east of [[Portland (Victoria)|Portland]]. The rocks are the basalt and tuff remnants of an extinct volcano.
 *[[Port Phillip]] Heads Marine National Park, near [[Portsea]]

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 =====[[Northern Mexico]]=====
-(Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, Sinaloa, Sonora, [[Tamaulipas]]) %mdash; Includes the expansive deserts and mountains of the border states; mostly ignored by tourists, this is "Unknown Mexico"
+(Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, Sinaloa, Sonora, [[Tamaulipas]]); Includes the expansive deserts and mountains of the border states; mostly ignored by tourists, this is "Unknown Mexico"
 *[[:Wikipedia:Zacatón|Zacatón]] (El Zacatón sinkhole) is a thermal water filled sinkhole belonging to the Zacatón system - a group of unusual karst features located in Aldama Municipality in the northeastern state of Tamaulipas, Mexico. It is the deepest known water-filled sinkhole in the world with a total underwater depth of 319 metres (1,047 ft). The name Zacatón comes from the free-floating islands of zacate grass which move around on the surface with the wind.
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 =====[[Central Mexico]]=====
 (Hidalgo, Mexico City, Mexico State, Morelos, Puebla, Tlaxcala, Veracruz) &mdash; Center, surrounding the capital city
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 =====[[Pacific Coast (Mexico)|Pacific Coast]]=====
 (Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacan, Nayarit, Oaxaca) &mdash; Tropical beaches on Mexico's southern coast

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 '''Dive Schools:'''
 *Amigos Divers [www.amigos-divers.com]
 *Angel Dive [www.angeldive.com]