The Great Barrier Reef
Described as "an excellent investment for divers" in the press, Abbeville's exciting scuba diving travel books combine the best in underwater photography with the most complete, in-depth, and practial information on the world's most popular diving sites.\ Three-dimensional maps in full color of each site illustrating 27 of the most spectacular dives along Australia's Great Barrier Reef. These maps offer what no book has ever before provided: the information needed to plan your dive down to...
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Described as "an excellent investment for divers" in the press, Abbeville's exciting scuba diving travel books combine the best in underwater photography with the most complete, in-depth, and practial information on the world's most popular diving sites. Three-dimensional maps in full color of each site illustrating 27 of the most spectacular dives along Australia's Great Barrier Reef. These maps offer what no book has ever before provided: the information needed to plan your dive down to the last detail. You can review the exact layout of the site—including depths, sizes, and distances between reefs and wrecks or any hazards—and even the lighting conditions for optimum underwater photography. The short chapters covering each dive provide crucial data about depths, currents, weather variables, and plant and animal life, and each book ends with a full-color visual encyclopedia of the most common fish that inhabit the area. The experts' lively text has been vetted by Diving Science and Technology Corp. (DSAT), which is a corporate affiliate of Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI), making these the most reliable guides for the expert as well as the first-time diver. Other Details: Full-color throughout 168 pages 8 1/4 x 8 1/4" Published 1999
Introduction\ A detailed dive guide to the Great Barrier Reef would be a massive undertaking. It would be like describing what you would see on a walk across Europe—the flowers, the insects—the underwater life down to the tiny fish and crustaceans.\ The Great Barrier Reef is 1,430 miles (2,300 kilometers) long and from 37 to 168 miles (60 to 270 kilometers) wide, with more than 2,500 isolated reefs. It is home to more than 400 coral species; more than 4,000 types of shellfish, crustaceans, and other invertebrates; and 1,500 species of fish, not counting reptiles and mammals. It lies in an immense ocean, full of fish and corals—a fascinating and varied underwater world that offers an infinite number of dives.\ So, what is the scope of this work? It is not a list of the most beautiful dives in the Great Barrier Reef and the Coral Sea or even a list of our favorites. We describe a number of dives in a series of easy-to-follow itineraries, using the routes most commonly suggested by experienced tour operators.\ A family visiting the mainland could take a one-day cruise with only two dives; a dedicated diver could take a cruise of three or four days. An enthusiastic diver, who set off for Australia with the firm intention of examining the sea beds of the Pacific Ocean, could take a long cruise to the farthest reefs. For a diving holiday without having to live on board for days, divers could stay at an island resort. It is possible to choose from the itineraries to customize a vacation.\ Each chapter of the book presents a sample itinerary. The number of dives included in a chapter depends on the duration of the stay. For instance, cruises to Flinders Reef usuallylast almost a week, while those to Holmes Reef generally last from three to four days, so we have described more dives at Flinders than at Holmes. This book will be useful in planning your trip-a source of information before you reserve a bungalow in a resort or a cabin on a yacht. Once you have arrived, all the dives on the Great Barrier Reef, even if not exactly the same as those described here, will definitely be exciting.
Introduction The Great Barrier Reef off Cairns Agincourt Reef Temple of the Doom Steve's Bommie Clam Gardens Challenger Bay Pixie Pinnacle Cod Hole Heron Island Heron Bommies Gorgonia Hole Hole in the Wall Kelso Reef The Olgas Two Buoys Holmes Reef The Cathedral The Abyss The Nonky Amazing Flinders, Dart, and Myrmidon Reefs Fan Fun, Flinders Reef Softwood Forest, Flinders Reef Midnite Reef, Flinders Reef Watanabe Bommie, Flinders Reef Rock Arch, Flinders Reef Scuba Zoo, Flinders Reef China Wall, Flinders Reef Cod Wall, Flinders Reef Dart Reef, Flinders Reef Myrmidon Reef The Wreck of the Yongala The Fish of the Great Barrier Reef Author Biography: Roberto Rinaldi is official photographer aboard Jacques Cousteau's Calypso and author and photographer of articles published in National Geographic and other publications around the world.
