Sentences with phrase «coral pinnacles»

Some also feature interesting topography like vaulting coral pinnacles, steep and deep drop - offs or fascinating caves.

Belize's Sayonara Wreck sits next to a beautiful Caribbean reef with large coral pinnacles rising up behind it making a stunning backdrop.

One of the more unique dives you can find at Glover's Reef Atoll, it features about three dozen or so giant coral pinnacles that raise up from about 100 feet all the way to about 10 feet.

Scuba diving in Phuket offers a wide range of interesting local adventures too, with its soft coral pinnacles, coral fringed islands, wall diving.

The pillar coral pinnacles near the mooring pin attract small numbers of schoolmasters and squirrelfish.

The outer edges of these reefs drop to depths of more than 3,000 feet, creating vertical walls and tall coral pinnacles riddled with canyons and swim - throughs.

Coral pinnacles rise from a sandy bottom which slopes slowly down to a drop - off.

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Heron Island is known the world over for its excellent Great Barrier Reef dive sites, coral gardens and pinnacles.

The Soccoro Islands offer little in the way of shallow sites or colorful corals and the emphasis is on the larger marine life that congregates near the rocky slopes and pinnacles that rise from the deep water.

We're constantly running expeditions, seeking out new sunken wrecks and isolated pinnacles / coral reefs throughout Thailand.

An exciting pinnacle dive, draped in soft corals and absolutely heaving with fish life.

At Castle Rock — a colossal coral - encrusted pinnacle rising to 13 feet underwater, rated one of the world's 10 best dive sites — Mario expertly guides us during a lull between normally strong currents into a fish superhighway.

Among the experienced divers can expect are sheltered coral gardens, fish - laden offshore pinnacles, high - energy drift dives and walls and slopes covered in profusions of hard and soft corals.

Most of the dive sites are pinnacles sticking out of the surface of the ocean and covered with bright soft corals.

This region provides a tremendous diversity of landscapes that includes pinnacles, caverns, long lava tubes, shallow coral gardens and walls.

From calm coral gardens within protective barrier reefs to fish - laden pinnacles and adrenaline - pumping drifts along steep walls, there is something for divers of all abilities and interests.

Lots of sponges, plate corals and beautiful gorgonians can be found on each pinnacle.

Indonesia's other prime liveaboard destination is the Komodo region, where divers can choose between calm reefs and coral - covered pinnacles that attract large schools of fish, with a good chance of mantas and sharks, plus land visits to see Komodo dragons.

Komodo offers fish - covered pinnacles, mantas and Komodo dragons, while Raja Ampat and Cenderawasih Bay have the greatest number of coral and fish species on earth.

The region's third distinct feature are the numerous coral - covered pinnacles that rise from the depths, serving as both habitats for reef creatures and gathering points for blue - water fish.

One of the key attractions is the sheer variety of marine life and different eco-systems that can be found in the area, from healthy hard coral gardens to black sand critter sites and fast action pinnacle dives, Komodo National Park has it all.

The walls, reefs, pinnacles and coral gardens of Solomon Islands support an amazing variety and quantity of sea creatures.

2 great pinnacles break the surface — excellent dive sites due to the amount of schooling fish as well as the healthy state of the soft corals.

You dive around pinnacles with some of the most breathtaking coral landscape in Bali.

We run eco based camping and accommodated tours to the Pinnacles, Kalbarri National Park, Monkey Mia and Shark Bay, Coral Bay, Exmouth and the Ningaloo Reef, Karijini National Park, Broome, the Bungle Bungles, the Kimberley region, Kakadu, Darwin, Uluru, The Olgas, Alice Springs, Margaret River and Esperance all with a focus on Western Australia's unique flora, fauna and Aboriginal culture.

Across the islands are a variety of sites, from huge granite boulders through to vast coral gardens, pinnacles to drift dives so there's something to suit every dive taste.

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Shark Point is a series of pinnacles covered in colourful soft corals and alive with sea life.

Diving centres on the 250 km ² protected lagoon, which boasts soft coral bommies, pinnacles and a barrier reef.

Just off the south coast of Viti Levu lie the soft coral bommies and pinnacles of Beqa Lagoon.

These outstanding dive sites feature spectacular coral reefs, dramatic pinnacles and huge volumes of fish.

The site consists of three pinnacles and houses batfish, a beautiful variety of corals and some of the larger species of fish.

Scorpion fish and cuttlefish often spotted on the top of the pinnacle where glassfish swarm around a large area of mushroom coral.

There's nothing like scootering — riding a diver propulsion vehicle (DPV)-- over coral reefs or around majestic pinnacles.

In addition to coral grottoes and pinnacles, there are several historic and modern wrecks to explore, and deeper adventures with profiles that plunge to 90 or 100 feet to take in gorgonian gardens and thickets of colorful tube and barrel sponges.

Featuring untouched coral reefs and pinnacles, it's a great place to explore Indonesia's diverse underwater life.

Takat Malang Similar to Deep Turbo, Takat Malang is a huge area of coral covered pinnacles set on a sandy bottom.

At 40 feet deep the sandy slopes joins a wall of pinnacles covered with a rich variety of coral life.

After leaving the pinnacle, divers can then drift along the coral slope looking out for all sorts of other fish life hiding amongst the rocky outcrops.

The rise and fall of sea level over the millennia, coupled with natural karst topography and clear waters, results in a diverse submarine seascape of patch reefs, fringing reefs, faros, pinnacle reefs, barrier reefs as well as off - shelf atolls, rare deep water coral reefs and other unique geological features such as the Blue Hole and Rocky Point where the barrier reef touches the shore.

The huge center pinnacle surrounded by small rocks are covered by soft corals, anemones, sponges and large sea fans.

The soft corals and abundant anemones were amazing, especially near the top of the pinnacle.

The archipelago is enormous and there are some areas where soft corals and sea fans dominate, other areas with astounding hard coral formations, sea grass beds, mangroves, shallow reefs, drop offs, caves, black sand, white sand, vertical walls, seamount's, ship wrecks, planes, shallow water lagoons, and massive pinnacles.

Everything from extensive coral reefs, artificial reefs, wrecks and pinnacles.

Enjoy relaxing explorations of shallow coral gardens within sheltered lagoons or move outside the reef to drift along steep walls or circle submerged pinnacles.

Level: beginner to experienced diver Type of dive: off shore dive 3 minutes from the beach, pinnacle, walls and slopes What to see: lion and scorpion fish, nudi branchs, butterfly and angel fish, emperor and trigger fish, morish idols, white tip shark, blue spotted sting ray, eels, soft coral, gorgonian and whip coral.

There are four types of diving environments in the archipelago: first are the shallow inshore fringing island reefs where visibility is often poor but the diversity of marine life is unsurpassed; second are the offshore fringing reefs where the visibility is considerably better, and the coral much healthier; third are the pinnacles and small rocky islands which rise from the depths and attract larger marine life such as sharks and rays; and fourth are the banks which rise up from depths of over 300 meters and attract different types of marine life altogether.

• Kalgoorlie and the Goldfields • Esperance and Hopetoun with Peak Charles East and West Mount Barren, the Fitzgerald National Park, Quaalup Homestead and Point Ann • Hyden, Wave Rock and York • Bluff Knoll, the Stirling Ranges and Albany • Walpole, the Tree Top Walk and the Valley of the Giants • Pemberton, the Karri forests and the Gloucester Tree • Cape Leeuwin and the Margaret River area, the Yallingup caves and Busselton • Bibbulmun Track • Tumbulgum Farm, the Perth Hills and the Swan Valley • Mt. Leseur and the Pinnacles • Kalbarri • The Shark Bay World Heritage area and Monkey Mia with its dolphins • Coral Bay, Exmouth and the Ningaloo Reef • Pilbara region with Mount Augustus, Karijini • Canning Stock Route, Rudall River, Gibson and Little Sandy Desert, the Great Victoria Desert, the Carnarvon Ranges • Kimberley region

Another rock pinnacle where Staghorn corals and an abundance of smaller reef fish are the main attractions.

Possible sites include: Bandit Ledge: The gentle hills and ridges of this site support a surprising amount of beautiful cauliflower corals Garden Eel Cove: The slow drop - off ends in a sandy bottom covered with graceful garden eels Anglers: A beautiful archway housing a big family of lionfish High Rock: A massive ridge capped by a pinnacle rising to within 10 feet (approx. 3 meters) of the water's surface Anchor Drag: A maze of canyons, arches small caverns provide enjoyable exploration of the lobsters, crabs, shrimp and puffer fish who live here North Golden Arches: The main attraction is a rock arch with scattered coral heads throughout the area South Golden Arches: A large rock arch with a sandy area, housing numerous marine animals Harlequin: A great spot for a deep dive to see large schools of fish Kaloko Arches: The main attractions here are the unique rock outcroppings and lava formations Turtle Pinnacle: One of best sites to find green sea turtles Eel Cove: Interesting and rapid drop - off for deep diving Thunder Reef: Good spot for viewing deep - water animals West Kaiwi: This dive site is one of the best for observing fish, with lots of coral and a nearby drop - off Please note: This is not an introductory dive.