Dive· San Salvador· Bahamas — Eleuthera, Andros & the Out Islands
Shark Alley (San Salvador)
24° 1.2′ N · 74° 32.4′ W · approximate
A staggered double-drop wall near Long Bay where Caribbean reef sharks patrol an 80-ft plateau.
Practical
Position is approximate: Sail Abacos listing position, in water about 1.5 km offshore of Long Bay. San Salvador's wall sites carry dive-operator moorings - Noonsite says to use one of the 50-plus mooring buoys rather than anchor when diving on your own. Most sites are on the lee (west and south) side, 10-20 minutes by boat from Riding Rock Marina, with the reef starting around 40 ft (Riding Rock). Remote island: dive conservatively. Profile: 45 ft to an 80-ft plateau, then to 120 ft; 12 minutes from the marina.
Best for
Reliable reef-shark encounters
Nearby
- West Coast Marine Park (San Salvador)0.3 NM away
- Devil's Claw (San Salvador)0.4 NM away
- Hole in the Wall (San Salvador)0.4 NM away
- Columbus underwater monument (Long Bay)0.6 NM away
- Columbus Landfall Monument (Long Bay, San Salvador)0.8 NM away
- Mexico Olympic Monument (Long Bay)0.8 NM away
- Grouper Gully (San Salvador)1 NM away
- Fernandez Bay (San Salvador)1.2 NM away