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diving in Saba |
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Saba is a great diving destination. It offers year-round diving: winter temp is around 26°C / 78°F whereas 85°F / 29°C for the summer season.
The Saba Marine Park has 28 permanently moored dive sites; including Saba’s famous pinnacles and seamounts: Third Encounter, Twilight Zone, Outer Limits and Shark Shoals. These dives starts usually starts at 85 ft / 26 m and goes down to 250 ft / 200 m !
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Dive site |
Photo |
GPS |
Quality |
Avg depth |
Max depth |
Experience |
Dive type |
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Core Gut |
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15 m 49.2 ft |
27 m 88.6 ft |
CMAS ** / AOW |
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| 2 |
Cove Bay |
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18 m 59.1 ft |
31 m 101.7 ft |
CMAS * / OW |
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| 3 |
David's Drop-Off |
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12.2 m 40 ft |
36.6 m 120.1 ft |
CMAS ** / AOW |
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Diamond Rock |
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20 m 65.6 ft |
25 m 82 ft |
CMAS ** / AOW |
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| 5 |
Green Island |
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7.6 m 24.9 ft |
19.8 m 65 ft |
All divers |
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| 6 |
Man O' War Shoals |
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15 m 49.2 ft |
22 m 72.2 ft |
CMAS * / OW |
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| 7 |
Outer Limits |
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25 m 82 ft |
33.5 m 109.9 ft |
CMAS ** / AOW |
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| 8 |
Shark Shoals |
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27.5 m 90.2 ft |
90 m 295.3 ft |
CMAS ** / AOW |
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| 9 |
Tent Reef |
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15 m 49.2 ft |
20 m 65.6 ft |
CMAS * / OW |
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| 10 |
Third Encounter |
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25 m 82 ft |
33.5 m 109.9 ft |
CMAS ** / AOW |
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| 11 |
Twilight Zone |
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29 m 95.1 ft |
33.5 m 109.9 ft |
CMAS ** / AOW |
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Saba at a glance |
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Location: Saba (pronounced "SAY-ba") is the smallest island of the Netherlands Antilles. The island is located 28 miles southwest of St. Maarten.
Geographic coordinates: 17° 37.92' N, 63° 14.28' W
Coastline: km
Climate: tropical; ameliorated by northeast trade winds
Terrain: generally hilly, volcanic interiors
Elevation: lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Mount Scenery 862 m
Natural hazards: Saba is subject to hurricanes from July to October
Currency: Netherlands Antillean gulden (ANG)
Population: 1,424 (2004)
Languages: English, Dutch
Capital: The Bottom
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comment by underwatertourist , 2008-01-21 12:43:58