Dive· South Andros· Bahamas — Eleuthera, Andros & the Out Islands
Stargate Blue Hole
24° 6.1′ N · 77° 33.0′ W · approximate
South Andros's famous inland blue hole, named by cave pioneer Rob Palmer: a 340-ft central shaft with passages running north and south, Lucayan remains below the cave mouth, and the 'Great Crack'.
Practical
Position approximate: the bahamas.com listing coordinate (Queen's Highway, Long Bay Cays), which may be a settlement-level pin; Wikipedia only says it is on South Andros. Entry is about a 100-ft walk from the road, a giant stride from the rim into water about 20 ft below (Blue World TV). National Geographic: a hydrogen-sulphide layer about 50 ft down, North Passage about 1,300 ft, South Passage about 2,500 ft with the main line ending at 130 ft. Strictly a guided cave/cavern dive for trained, equipped divers; the entrance is on private family land. Small Hope Bay Lodge has guided dives here (fly or ferry down). Not a snorkel or swim stop.
Best for
Trained cave divers on a guided trip
Nearby
- Kemps Bay0.5 NM away
- Kemps Bay grocery, fuel and boat repair0.5 NM away
- Long Bay Cays0.5 NM away
- The Bluff fringing reef (South Andros)1.4 NM away
- Congo Town (South Andros Airport, TZN)4.1 NM away
- South Andros blue holes trail (Congo Town)4.8 NM away
- Caerula Mar Club (Driggs Hill)5.7 NM away
- Driggs Hill Customs (South Andros)7 NM away