Dive Atlas of the World: An Illustrated Reference to the Best Sites [Hardcover]

Jack Jackson (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2003

This global guide to the world's top dive sites is an inspirational reference source for divers who wish to experience, personally or vicariously, the best diving the planet has to offer. Written by award-winning and experienced dive authors, coverage starts with the Atlantic, from the West Coast of North America, and proceeds west to east and north to south. For those inspired to travel to any of the featured sites or regions, the appendix lists all important travel and dive information, the best times to go, contacts, dive operators, and emergency facilities.
Brimming with superb underwater photography of famous wrecks, a wide range of marine habitats, and a huge diversity of species ranging from whale sharks to nudibranchs, DIVE ATLAS OF THE WORLD also features six large scale ocean/sea maps, and over three hundred comprehensive maps to all the best sites.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

The Dive Atlas of the World offers a tour of the world's dive sites, described and photographed by experts. From well-known classics to sites which have only recently been discovered, this global selection offers the discerning diver a feast of locations to choose from. Whether you favor muck diving and macro photography, wrecks, walls, reefs, caves, blue holes or the adrenaline rush of a high-speed drift dive in a strong current (or all of these), you will find well-written, clearly mapped accounts of the top places where you can enjoy these dives. With contributions from local experts, leading writers and award-winning underwater photographers including: Jack Jackson, Lawson Wood, Michael Aw, Paul Lees, Dr. Charles Anderson, Sam Harwood, Judy and Bruce Mann, and many more.

About the Author

JACK JACKSON is an advanced BS-AC diver who ran a sport diving operation in the Sudanese Red Sea for twelve years. An award-winning author and photographer, he has written and contributed to Diving with Sharks, Top Dive Sites of the World, and two manuals on Scuba Diving.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 300 pages
• Publisher: Lyons Press; 1st edition (November 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592282067
• ISBN-13: 978-1592282067
• Product Dimensions: 12.7 x 10.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #716,547 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nicely illustrated overview of dive sites of the world, December 14, 2004

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Scubadoo! (Wisconsin) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dive Atlas of the World: An Illustrated Reference to the Best Sites (Hardcover)

Coffee table book. Nicely illustrated and informative listing and overview of dive sites of the world. Lots of vacation ideas, including some I wasn't aware of before.
Good motivation for new divers as well.

Then, once you're inspired to take your next dive vacation, consult one of the travel guides:

Aqua Quest Diving series
Globetrotter Dive guides
Lonely Planet Pisces Diving & Snorkeling Guides
Periplus Action Guides (Asia/Pacific)

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive Dive Atlas, August 16, 2005

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Scott Kramer (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dive Atlas of the World: An Illustrated Reference to the Best Sites (Hardcover)

This is a really big coffee table size book that is stocked with information about dive sites throughout the world, Some parts of the world (Asia) are given more space than others (Carribbean), but overall, it touches all the bases. I like the way it took individual divesites and broke down the dives with temps, currents, difficultly status, and photos. The maps of the areas profiled is worth the price of the book alone (which is reasonably priced.) If you get one book to get an overview of what's out there, this is agood place to start.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Super maps, but...., October 25, 2005

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R. Heckel (WI) - See all my reviews
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Definitely not enough coverage of the Caribbean and Atlantic sites. This book should be named the Pacific and Indian Ocean Dive Atlas. It is a quality written book however that covers the included sites thoroughly. Would recommend it but not for Caribbean reference!