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Big Dipper
Coral Gables, Cayman Islands
EntryBoat
Max depth26 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Sep
About this site
Big Dipper is a dive site near Coral Gables, Cayman Islands, Cayman Islands, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 26 m. Commonly reported marine life includes sea turtles, nudibranchs, octopus, lobsters, sea fans. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Caribbean Spiny LobsterPanulirus argus
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
Southern StingrayHypanus americanus
Arrow CrabStenorhynchus seticornis
Spiny UrchinDiadema antillarum
Caribbean Reef OctopusOctopus briareus
BlueheadThalassoma bifasciatum
Longspine SquirrelfishHolocentrus rufus
Nearby sites
- 1Rainbow Reef0.3 km
- 2Trinity Caves0.4 km
- 3Eagle Ray Pass0.9 km
- 4USS Kittiwake1.1 km
- 5Doc Poulson1.4 km
- 6Cobalt Ridge1.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org