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Dive Atlas of the World: An Illustrated Reference to the Best Sites
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Dive Atlas of the World: An Illustrated Reference to the Best Sites
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by Jack Jackson
Sales Rank : 53533
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Hardcover: 300 pages
Publisher: The Lyons Press; 1st edition November 1, 2003
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1592282067
ISBN-13: 978-1592282067
Product Dimensions:
12.7 x 10.7 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds
Product Description
This global guide to the world's top dive sites is an inspirational reference source for divers who wish to experience, personally or vicariously, the best diving the planet has to offer. Written by award-winning and experienced dive authors, coverage starts with the Atlantic, from the West Coast of North America, and proceeds west to east and north to south. For those inspired to travel to any of the featured sites or regions, the appendix lists all important travel and dive information, the best times to go, contacts, dive operators, and emergency facilities.
Brimming with superb underwater photography of famous wrecks, a wide range of marine habitats, and a huge diversity of species ranging from whale sharks to nudibranchs, DIVE ATLAS OF THE WORLD also features six large scale ocean/sea maps, and over three hundred comprehensive maps to all the best sites.
Back Cover Copy
The Dive Atlas of the World offers a tour of the world's dive sites, described and photographed by experts. From well-known classics to sites which have only recently been discovered, this global selection offers the discerning diver a feast of locations to choose from. Whether you favor muck diving and macro photography, wrecks, walls, reefs, caves, blue holes or the adrenaline rush of a high-speed drift dive in a strong current (or all of these), you will find well-written, clearly mapped accounts of the top places where you can enjoy these dives. With contributions from local experts, leading writers and award-winning underwater photographers including: Jack Jackson, Lawson Wood, Michael Aw, Paul Lees, Dr. Charles Anderson, Sam Harwood, Judy and Bruce Mann, and many more.
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