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Name: Poor Knights Islands
Location: Tutukaka, Northland New Zealand
What's it like?
23km off the north east coast of New Zealand, the Poor Knights Islands are washed by a warm current that sweeps
down from the Coral Sea. Water temperatures are warmers and visibility is clearer than anywhere else in the country. The Islands
have volcanic origins that provide a myriad of spectacular drop-offs, walls, caves, arches, and tunnels. This complex underwater landscape
results in a unique environment in which subtropical and temperate marine life co-exist with
extraordinary diversity, beauty and density.
A dive at the Poor Knights is a once in a lifetime experience - very different to coral reef diving or diving on the NZ coast.
The Islands are a total Marine Reserve allowing for the fullest proliferation of nature's underwater wonderland. Everything is
alive,
thriving and colorful. No matter what your previous diving experience, you will be enthralled.
Jacques Cousteau ranked the Poor Knights Islands as one of the top 10 dive sites in the world.
Prestigious UK
Dive magazine ranks them the "best sub-tropical diving in the world."
If you know of a great destination we're missing,
review it for us!!
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