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Diving and Snorkelling Ascension Island Paul Colley

Diving and Snorkelling Ascension Island By Paul Colley

Diving and Snorkelling Ascension Island by Paul Colley


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Ascension is an isolated and unique location with caves, tunnels, lava flows, wrecks and rich marine life. This, the first detailed diving and snorkelling guide to the island is both an excellent aid to planning dives and the perfect memento of Ascension.

Diving and Snorkelling Ascension Island Summary

Diving and Snorkelling Ascension Island: Guide to a Marine Life Paradise by Paul Colley

Ascension Island is a remote and unique location with caves, tunnels, lava flows, wrecks and rich marine life. This, the first detailed diving and snorkelling guide to the island is both an excellent aid to planning dives and the perfect memento of Ascension. With detailed descriptions and rich imagery this travel-size guide is a must-have for any diver visiting Ascension. This well-designed book helps divers and dive organisers to plan ahead. The contents list includes a rating system which shows the difficulty of dives and the kind of marine life you can expect to see. Individual dive pages go into more detail, with GPS coordinates, depth range, 'must see' items, lists of marine life creatures and important safety considerations. There is a map, recommended route and practical advice for each of the twenty-one dive sites. Illustrated throughout by the award-winning author's underwater photography. The perfect preparation for diving and snorkelling in Ascension. Includes an Index of Ascension Island Common Marine Life. Diving and Snorkelling Ascension Island also contains a section headed 'Opportunities and Safety Considerations'. This is essential advice for those wishing to organise diving in a location so remote. With a Foreword by leading underwater photographer Martin Edge.

Diving and Snorkelling Ascension Island Reviews

Written in a straightforward, practical style, while whetting the diver's appetite too - rather like a good dive briefing': DIVE magazine. ...if you are planning a trip to this particular middle of nowhere, there is only one guide in town!: Diver. ...immerse yourself in Paul's beautiful book...for the adventurous diver who likes to get off the beaten track this is an absolute must: Joss Woolf, Chairman, British Society of Underwater Photographers. This is the first time that anybody has published a detailed dive guide for the island and I know that plenty of people will benefit from it: Martin Edge (from the Foreword).

About Paul Colley

Paul Colley is a diving instructor, President of the Royal Air Force Sub-Aqua Association, a member of the British Society of Underwater Photographers and has won international underwater photography competitions to gold medal standard. You can see more of his work at www.mpcolley.com

Table of Contents

Foreword: Martin Edge. Acknowledgements. About the Author. Introduction to Diving in Ascension Island: Opportunities and Safety Considerations. Snorkelling in Ascension Island. Dive Sites: 1. South East Bay; 2/3. Boatswain Bird Island/Rock; 4. North East Point; 5. Porpoise Point; 6. Kettle Cove; 7. The Soudan/HMS Tortoise; 8. Triangles; 9. Eddie's Gullies; 10. English Bay/The Derby; 11/12. Guano Jetty/One Hook Bay; 13. Red Rock; 14. White Rock; 15. Lion's Mane Reef; 16. Comfortless Cove/HMS Maeander; 17. Clarence Bay Arch; 18. China Wreck; 19. Yorkshire Chariots; 20. SV Normandie; 21. Portland Point. Index of Ascension Island Common Marine Life.

Additional information

GOR007119047
9781909455009
1909455008
Diving and Snorkelling Ascension Island: Guide to a Marine Life Paradise by Paul Colley
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Dived Up Publications
2013-02-01
82
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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