The Dive Sites of the Great Barrier Reef

by Neville Coleman

Book Overview

Snorkelers and scuba divers will plunge right into this helpful guide. Features include information on the specific dive site location and dive facilities, one- to five-star ratings of sites, quick... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0844248606
• ISBN13: 9780844248608
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Fathoming beauty

A wonderful book to whet your appetite for exploration of The Barrier Reef. Television does a superb job with fleeting glimpses of moving images but this book allows you the opportunity to slowly absorb minute fractions of true beauty. Like a photo of a wave, you have the chance to stop time and look at nature as no human could do back through history before the invention of photography. As we explore space with the Hubble telescope we should remind ourselves of the beauty within our world before we step away like impatient teenagers to the next world.

Great Pics

I thought this was a great book for a fresh diver to the reef. It has great pictures and covers a number of locations and dives sites. I found it useful to learn a few tidbits about the places I was seeing while on the boat between dives. Would recommend to anyone looking for a general book on the Great Barrier Reef.

Comprehensive dive site listings and descriptions.

This book does a nice job of detailing major dive sites throughout the Great Barrier Reef and the Coral Sea. Dive sites are rated for both scuba and snorkeling. The book also has information on resorts, dive operators and facilities servicing the various dive sites. Information on various types of underwater life is also sprinkled in throughout the book. If you plan to dive the Barrier Reef or the Coral Sea this is an excellent guide to lay out your diving plans.