Dive area / region : Netherlands Antilles - See the map |
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Best diving season : January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December | |||||||||||||||||||
Recommended number of days to stay : More than 1 week... | |||||||||||||||||||
Number of dive sites : More than 20 Dive Sites | |||||||||||||||||||
Water temperature and wetsuit advice : 26C-… : Shorty or Thin Wetsuit | |||||||||||||||||||
Average visibility : 30 meters plus | |||||||||||||||||||
Average dives depth : 25 Meters | |||||||||||||||||||
Type of currents : Coastal currents | |||||||||||||||||||
Months when these currents are present : Currents usualy only during full or new moon. | |||||||||||||||||||
General surface conditions : Very variable conditions | |||||||||||||||||||
Wreck types : Old wooden ship • Recent world ships • Artificial wrecks |
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Type of marine life : Anemone • Barracuda • Corals • Crayfish • Cuttlefish • Grouper • Jacks • Lobster • Moray Eels • Nudibranch • Octopus • Plants • Rays • Reef Fish • Sea snakes • Seahorses • Shark - Grey nurse • Shark - Reef shark • Shrimps • Softcoral • Sponge • Squid • Star fish • Tuna • Turtles • Worms | |||||||||||||||||||
Presence of caves / caverns : No |
St. Eustatius - STATIA - Netherlands Antilles
Written by Guest
June 03, 2010
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DescriptionThe underwater world of St Eustatius is well known for its beauty. Photographers can choose between micro- or fishe eye-lenses according to the dive sites in a protected marine park. The total marine and terrestrial protected area covers about 33 km2 almost twice the size of the island ! The marine fauna is fantastic and you can see a few turtles during the same dive, as well as the famous spotted drum, seahorse, flying gurnard or frog fish. Giant barrel sponges, all sort of gorgonians, soft corals, stony corals, forests of sea fans, sea whips, etc. Reef dives, shallow dives, deep dives, wreck dives : for beginners and experienced divers ! The volcano The Quill dominates the Marine Park and a few thousand years ago created splendid lava flows which today are covered with several kinds of coral : stony coral, soft coral, sponges and gorgonias everywehere ! St Eustatius was one of the most important harbours in the world during the 17-18th centuries thanks to its commercial activities : over 2000 ships per year came to the island and, nowadays, you can still see the shape of a wreck covered with coral during your dives. You can also observe fantastic anchors lying on the sand and covered with colorful corals ! Ingrid from Scubaqua. User reviewsAverage user rating from: 3 user(s)Et oui c'est moi, une plongeuse de St. Eutsache0 of 0 people found the following review helpful
Quoi dire haaaaaaaa oui .... oui bonjour à Fredy hihihihihi Safe and beautifull!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Statia - A relaxed divers paradise1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Diving in statia is a real pleasure. Very good visability. Lots of variety, wall diving, wreckdiving, so many different reefs!
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