Elephant Ear Canyon

A river of white sand pours through a cut in West Caicos's wall, and partway down the canyon grows the site's namesake: an orange elephant ear sponge broad enough to shade a diver, one of the largest most visitors will ever see. The wall on either side is classic West Caicos, deeply fissured and hung with rope sponges, while the sand channel below traffics stingrays and the odd passing reef shark. Photographers budget half their dive for the sponge alone, framing buddies against it, then ride the canyon rim back to the shallows where garden eels colonize the flats.

वह पल जिसके लिए आप आते हैं: Giant elephant ear sponge, sand-river canyon through the wall

टोपोग्राफी: Sand canyon cutting through a vertical wall

प्रवेश: Reached by fast boat or liveaboard from Providenciales along West Caicos's protected west wall.

खतरे: Depth accumulates quickly in the canyon; the sponge sits below twenty meters, so plan the profile around it.

Nitrox: यहाँ उपयोगी: प्रोफ़ाइलें उस रेंज में हैं जहाँ enriched air no-stop time को सार्थक रूप से बढ़ाता है (इसके उपयोग के प्रशिक्षण के साथ)।