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The earths oceans hold many wondrous surprisesbe they the small, colorful critters off the coast of Papua New Guinea, opportunistic red demon squids in the Sea of Cortes, or naval wrecks in the lagoon of Bikini Atoll. In Fifty Places to Dive Before You Die Chris Santella has invited diving experts from around the world to share some of their favorite destinations, so ardent divers can experience these underwater wonders for themselveseither on location in their SCUBA gear, or at home in their armchair.The fifth in Santellas bestselling Fifty Places series, the book takes divers from hot-spot destinations like Raja Ampat (off the coast of West Guinea) to old Caribbean favorites like Grand Cayman Isles. Readers will swim among whale sharks off Myanmar, befriend wolf eels off the coast of Maine, and marvel at the giant mola mola of Lembognan, Indonesia. These wonderful creaturesplus the brilliant coral reefs that often provide their backdropare captured in 40 gorgeous color photos from the worlds greatest underwater photographers. And for readers who want to travel to these breathtaking locales, Santella provides complete If You Go suggestions to help you plan your trip.

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Publié par	ABRAMS BOOKS
Date de parution	16 novembre 2012
Nombre de lectures	7
EAN13	9781613120576
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	3 Mo

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Other Books by Chris Santella
Fifty Favorite Fly-Fishing Tales
Fifty Places to Go Birding Before You Die
Fifty Places to Fly Fish Before You Die
Fifty Places to Hike Before You Die
Fifty Places to Play Golf Before You Die
Fifty Places to Sail Before You Die
Fifty More Places to Fly Fish Before You Die
Fifty More Places to Play Golf Before You Die
Visit http://www.abramsbooks.com/santella

Published in 2008 by Stewart, Tabori Chang An imprint of Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
Text copyright 2008 by Chris Santella
Photograph credits: Pages 2 , 58 , 124 , 140 , 144 , and 160 : Eric Hanauer, www.ehanauer.com ; pages 10 , 74 , and 192 : Ethan Gordon, ethangordon.com ; pages 24 , 42 , 64 , 120 , 132 , and 216 : Stephen Frink, stephenfrink.com ; pages 20 , 30 , 54 , and 176 : David Doubilet; pages 38 , 78 , 86 , 180 , 212 , and 220 : Marty Snyderman, martysnyderman.com ; page 50 , 90 , 106 , and 128 : Jonathan Bird, jonathanbird.net ; page 94 : scubazoo.com , page 114 : Al Hornsby; page 136 : Ivo Kocherscheidt, ivokphoto.com ; page 156 : Dee Scarr, Touch the Sea; pages 186 and 198 : Jason Isley, scubazoo.com
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Santella, Chris. Fifty places to dive before you die : diving experts share the world s greatest destinations / by Chris Santella. p. cm. ISBN 978-1-58479-710-4 1. Diving-Guidebooks. 2. Ocean travel-Guidebooks. I. Title. GV837.S277 2008 797.2 3-dc22 2008001968
Editor: Jennifer Levesque Designer: Paul Wagner Production Manager: Jacquie Poirier

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Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
THE DESTINATIONS
1 Antarctica: McMurdo Sound
RECOMMENDED BY LINDA KUHNZ
2 Australia: Eagle Hawk Neck
RECOMMENDED BY KAREN GOWLETT-HOLMES
3 Australia: Great Barrier Reef
RECOMMENDED BY MIKE BALL
4 Australia: Lord Howe Island
RECOMMENDED BY TAS DOUGLASS
5 Bahamas: Grand Bahama
RECOMMENDED BY JIM ABERNETHY
6 Belize: Gladden Spit
RECOMMENDED BY MIKE BECK
7 British Columbia: Browning Pass
RECOMMENDED BY JEFFREY L. ROTMAN
8 California: Channel Islands
RECOMMENDED BY TOM PHILLIPP
9 Costa Rica: Cocos Island
RECOMMENDED BY MARTHA WATKINS GILKES
10 Cuba: Jardines de la Reina
RECOMMENDED BY FILIPPO INVERNIZZI
11 Ecuador: Gal pagos
RECOMMENDED BY ERIC HANAUER
12 Fiji: Bligh Water
RECOMMENDED BY STEVE WEBSTER
13 Florida: Key Largo
RECOMMENDED BY STEPHEN FRINK
14 French Polynesia: Rangiroa
RECOMMENDED BY PAUL SLOAN
15 Grenada: Island of Grenada
RECOMMENDED BY ETHAN GORDON
16 Hawaii: Kona
RECOMMENDED BY MARTY SNYDERMAN
17 Honduras: Utila
RECOMMENDED BY ADAM LAVERTY
18 Indonesia: Komodo National Park
RECOMMENDED BY GREG HEIGHES
19 Indonesia: Lembeh Straits
RECOMMENDED BY CHUCK NICKLIN
20 Indonesia: Nusa Lembongan
RECOMMENDED BY ROGER MUNNS
21 Indonesia: Raja Ampat
RECOMMENDED BY BERKLEY WHITE
22 Indonesia: Wakatobi National Park
RECOMMENDED BY KEN KNEZICK
23 Maine: Passamaquoddy Bay
RECOMMENDED BY JONATHAN BIRD
24 Malaysia: Layang Layang
RECOMMENDED BY SIMON CHRISTOPHER
25 Malaysia: Sipadan
RECOMMENDED BY AL HORNSBY
26 Republic of Maldives: Maldives
RECOMMENDED BY DUANE SILVERSTEIN
27 Republic of the Marshall Islands: Bikini Atoll
RECOMMENDED BY DOUG TOTH
28 Mexico: Akumal
RECOMMENDED BY ROXANNE PENNINGTON
29 Mexico: Isla Guadalupe
RECOMMENDED BY PATRIC DOUGLAS
30 Mexico: Santa Rosalia
RECOMMENDED BY SCOTT CASSELL
31 Mexico: Socorro Island
RECOMMENDED BY MARK TALKOVIC
32 Micronesia: Truk Lagoon
RECOMMENDED BY CLIFF HORTON
33 Mozambique: Inhambane
RECOMMENDED BY SHELDON HEY
34 Myanmar: Mergui Archipelago
RECOMMENDED BY INGO SIEWERT
35 Netherlands Antilles: Bonaire
RECOMMENDED BY DEE SCARR
36 New Zealand: Doubtful Sound
RECOMMENDED BY AMY WEST
37 New Zealand: Poor Knights Islands
RECOMMENDED BY MATTHEW OLDFIELD
38 North Carolina: Cape Hatteras
RECOMMENDED BY DAVE SOMMERS
39 Ontario: Fathom Five National Park
RECOMMENDED BY DAN ORR
40 Republic of Palau: Palau
RECOMMENDED BY WAYNE HASSON
41 Papua New Guinea: Milne Bay
RECOMMENDED BY STAN WATERMAN
42 Philippines: Malapascua Island
RECOMMENDED BY ANDREA AGARWAL
43 Scotland: Scapa Flow
RECOMMENDED BY KIERAN HATTON
44 Republic of Seychelles: Mahe
RECOMMENDED BY DEBBIE SMITH
45 South Africa: Aliwal Shoal/Waterfall Bluff
RECOMMENDED BY SIMON ENDERBY AND JASON ISLEY
46 Sudan: Sha ab Rumi
RECOMMENDED BY DOMINIQUE SUMIAN
47 Kingdom of Tonga: Vava u
RECOMMENDED BY PAUL STONE
48 United Kingdom: Grand Cayman
RECOMMENDED BY SERGIO CONI
49 United Kingdom: Grand Turk
RECOMMENDED BY MITCH ROLLING
50 Washington: Puget Sound
RECOMMENDED BY JANNA NICHOLS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This book would not have been possible without the assistance of the expert divers who shared their time and experiences to help bring these fifty great venues to life. To these men and women, I offer the most heartfelt thanks. I would especially like to thank Ethan Gordon, Tom Phillipp, and the Scubazoo crew, who made many introductions on my behalf and helped educate me on the fine points of their beloved underwater world. I also want to acknowledge the fine efforts of my editor Jennifer Levesque, designer Paul Wagner, and copyeditor Sylvia Karchmar, who were all instrumental in bringing this book into being. Also thanks to Claire Greenspan, whose untiring work has helped make the Fifty Places series viable. Thanks also go to my agent Stephanie Kip Rostan, for her sage counsel and equalizing influence. I also want to thank my mom and dad, who comforted me after an illfated diving outing in Acapulco in 1977, and encouraged me to pursue my dream of being a writer. Most of all, I extend the deepest thanks to my wife, Deidre, and daughters, Cassidy Rose and Annabel Blossom, who have displayed tremendous patience, flexibility, and love. I hope that some of the wonders of the underwater world will be intact when they re old enough to take to the sea.
FOREWORD
What is your favorite place to dive? : a reasonable question frequently posed to me when I am dripping wet and half naked, usually as I am peeling out of my wet suit along with a boatload of divers doing the same. It is typically during this not-so-sexy strip tease that the post-dive euphoria peaks and people s minds spin wildly ahead to answer a basic question, What dive destination could possibly be better than the one I am at right now? As a photojournalist who specializes in photographing and writing about dive destinations from around the world, it would seem reasonable for me to be able to weigh in on this. However, there is no simple answer.
Most every destination has something great to offer: whether it is a pristine coral reef or a luxurious hotel with convenience of diving. I know this may sound like a stock line from a travel brochure, but it is true. Sometimes the diving at a particular destination would rate average as far as the underwater world is concerned, but the personalities of the locals, the dive guide, or your fellow divers make that trip one of your most memorable. Other times the topside accommodations may feel more like rundown army barracks, but the diving is so off-the-charts incredible, that you just don t care.
Regardless, these inquiring divers don t want to hear my politically correct response. They want to know where they should be headed next, and so I am hard pressed to answer. It is at times like these that I steal a quote from quarterback Tom Brady, who when asked which of his Super Bowl rings is his favorite, answers, The next one. Fortunately, author Chris Santella did not have the luxury of being so glib when creating the book Fifty Places to Dive Before You Die .
To write the book, Chris tracked down 50 experts from around the world to weigh in on the world s best, from British Columbia to Raja Ampat. For avid divers, this book will help you plan adventures for the rest of your life; for those who ve been there and done that, the wonderful photos will remind you of the great adventures you ve had! So, the next time you find yourself dripping wet and half naked on the back of a dive boat wondering what could possibly top the dive you just did: First, dry yourself off. Next, put on some clothes (or at least some sunblock). Then, pick up this book and start planning your next trip.
- ETHAN GORDON

The fecundity of a healthy reef system is very much in evidence in the waters of Fiji.
INTRODUCTION
The earth s oceans hold many wondrous surprises-be they the small, colorful critters that abound in the muck off the coast of Papua New Guinea, opportunistic red demon squid haunting the depths of the Sea of Cortez, or naval wrecks testifying to conflicts past in the lagoon of the Bikini Atoll. With the advent of modern scuba equipment, more and more people are experiencing these underwater wonders firsthand. New animals, new reefs, new diving hot spots are constantly being discovered, and ardent divers long to see these destinations for themselves.
For these people, I was inspired to write Fifty Places to Dive Before You Die.
What makes a destination a place you have to dive before you die? you might ask. The presence of sharks, mantas, and other charismatic species? Incredibly rich biomass and biodiversity? Healthy reefs? A rewarding ambiance on the live-aboard or adjoining land? The answer would be all of the above, and an abundance of other criteria. One thing I knew whe