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Surface
water temperatures range from 77-83 degrees. Visibility is usually 100
feet, often more. Currents are light. Salt Cay has 14 moored dive sites Here are just a few of the sites you'll have to explore:
| Site
Name |
Depth
(feet)
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Features |
| Rookery |
40-130 |
Deepwater
gorgonians, sand bowls, Nassau and Tiger groupers; nurse sharks. |
| Northwest
Drop-Off |
30-130 |
Purple
tub sponges, barrel sponges, black coral, pillar coral. |
Black
Coral
Canyon |
50-130 |
A
gorge carved into the face of the wall. Black coral, yellow tube
sponges, rope sponges. Undercut ledge at a sand shelf. |
| Kelly's
Folly |
25-130 |
Large
schools of Blue Tangs, Bermuda Chub, Ocean Triggers, Goatfish
and grunts. |
| Turtle
Gardens |
25-130 |
Fields
of coral interspersed by sand, hawksbill turtles. |
| Point
Pleasant |
15-130 |
Caverns;
huge corals; spotted eagle rays, African Pompano, Tarpon, nurse
sharks. Excellent snorkeling. |
| Endymion |
10 - 40 |
Unsalvaged
18th century British warship. |
Snorkeling
Fascinating
reef architecture -- and lots of fish -- can be seen off the North
Beach that stretches for two miles on the island's north shore. Point
Pleasant at the northwest corner is the premier site.
E-mail: scdivers@tciway.tc
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