Diving MicronesiaDivers are heading for the Pacific in record numbers and Micronesia, with its tremendous variety and World War II history, is a top destination. This illustrated guide covers the best dive sites in Guam, the Marianas, Yap, Palau, Truk, Pohnpei, Kowrae and the Marshalls. The regions marine life, history and customs are also discussed. |
Contents
FOREWORD | 9 |
Bikini | 12 |
CHAPTER II | 18 |
CHAPTER IV | 36 |
Caverns Shipwrecks Night Diving | 44 |
CHAPTER III | 50 |
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Common terms and phrases
60 feet American anemones artifacts Atoll Banzai Cliff barracudas barrier reef beaches beautiful Bikini Blue Hole boat bomb bomber bottom cavern Channel Chuuk cliff clownfish colorful Cormoran crevices deck DEPTH destination dive operators dive sites divers drop-off E-mail eagle rays exit feet 18 feet 24 feet 30 gray reef sharks groupers Guam Guam and Saipan Harbor inside INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED invertebrates Japanese jellyfish jungle Koror Kosrae Kwajalein land Lelu LEVEL lionfish live-aboard located look major Majuro manta rays Marianas marine Micronesia Mili Atoll morays Nan Madol Napoleon wrasses night dives NOVICE TO ADVANCED ocean P.O. Box Pacific Palau Pohnpei reef fish rock Rota Saipan sand schools sea fans Senhanom Cave shallow ship shipwrecks snappers soft corals spot swim Tinian Tokai Maru tourists trip Truk Lagoon tunas Tunnel typhoon underwater usually venomous visibility visitors wall whitetip sharks World wreck wreck diving wreckage