Fifty Places to Dive Before You Die: Diving Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations

Fifty Places to Dive Before You Die: Diving Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations

by Chris Santella (Author)

Synopsis

The earth s 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 Santella s 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 world s 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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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Edition: 1
Publisher: Abrams
Published: 01 Oct 2008

ISBN 10: 158479710X
ISBN 13: 9781584797104

Author Bio
Chris Santella is a freelance writer and marketing consultant based in Portland, Oregon. A regular contributor to the New York Times and Forbes.com, he has also contributed to the New Yorker, Travel & Leisure, Golf, American Lawyer, and Delta Sky. Santella is the author of four other titles in the Fifty Places series, as well as Fifty Favorite Fly-Fishing Tales (all STC).