Dive· Ilets Pigeon· Leeward Islands
Pigeon Islands Dive Sites
16° 10.1′ N · 61° 47.5′ W · approximate
Beyond the Cousteau bust the islets hold a string of named sites: Pointe Carangue (12-40 m coral plateau with groupers and turtles), Pointe Barracuda (deep wall to 50 m), La Piscine (sand and a sloping wall to 40 m), L'Aquarium (gentle coral slope packed with fish) and Les Sources (technical wall to 60 m from a 12 m mooring plateau).
Practical
Coordinate approx: west side of the islets, from the OSM islet outline; individual sites are reached on dive-centre boats using park buoys. Depths and descriptions from Les Heures Saines. Visibility up to 30 m and water 26-30 C (same source). Along the Malendure coast itself are easier sites: Pointe Malendure (max 18 m), Jardin Japonais (arch, wall to 20 m), Anse Negresse (sheltered, pelicans) and La Kaye (night-dive turtle site, 0-15 m).
Best for
A week of diving without moving the boat
Nearby
- Pigeon Islands (Reserve Cousteau)0.1 NM away
- Cousteau Statue Dive0.2 NM away
- Pigeon Islands Park Moorings0.2 NM away
- Gustavia Wreck (Malendure)0.4 NM away
- Malendure Anchorage0.7 NM away
- Malendure Wrecks (Franjack & Augustin Fresnel)0.7 NM away
- Le Rocher de Malendure0.8 NM away
- Malendure Dive Centres0.9 NM away