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The St Eustatius National Marine Park was established in 1996. It extends from the shoreline to the
30m depth contour, encompassing the entire coast and covering 27.5 km 2 . Within the park are two
actively managed reserves in which no fishing or anchoring is allowed. The Marine has installed and
maintains over 30 moorings for dive and snorkeling sites. Visitors can go diving or snorkeling but
they are not allowed do so on their own - it must be done through a dive center and there are two on
the island – Scubaqua and Golden Rock - that take tourists by boat to the dive sites.
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Cliffs / Down South (67/20)
Coral Gardens (99/30) 23
Mushroom Gardens (52/16)
The Humps (43/13)
Five Fingers North (47/14) 27
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The Ledges (61/19) 28
Anchor Reef (74/23)
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Reserve Buoys:
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Double Wreck (67/20) W
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Anchor Point South (62/18)
Southern Marine
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Stingray City (50/15) W H
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Blair’s Reef (62/19)
Crook’s Castle (35/11)
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Valley of Sponges (43/13)
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Photo Credit: St. Eustatius National Parks Foundation
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Twin Peaks (71/22)
Barracuda Reef West (74/23)
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Snorkel sites:
Chien Tong (56/17) W
Doobie’s Crack (94/29)
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Outer Jenkins Bay (40/12)
Twin Sisters (58/18)
Gibraltar / North Point (59/18)
north The Charles L. Brown (102/31)
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Blue Bead Hole (55/17)
Blind Shoal (19/6)
Twelve Guns (17/6)
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Inner Jenkins Bay (17/6
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W W Wreck Dive
Dive site with No Buoy
Aquarium (58/18)
North Man (99/30) Reserve Boundary Marker / Harbour
Dive site for vessels < 30 tonnes
Five Canyons (86/26)
The Cave (67/20) Dive site for vessels < 50 tonnes
Dive Center
English Quarter (33/10)
Nursing Station (62/19)
Photo Credit: Cees Timmers Photography