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Dive maps, tips and field notes from the research behind our guides. Free to read, updated through the 2027 season.
The Coral Triangle, Explained in Eight Maps
Where the reefs are, how the ocean flows through Indonesia, the 2024 heatwave, oil slicks seen from space and the parks protecting it all. The Coral Triangle in eight maps.
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Diving Indonesia
All the dive regions in these articles, in one book: the best sites by level, a season calendar, liveaboard vs. resort, and dive safety.
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The Indonesian Throughflow: The Ocean Current Behind Indonesia's Best Dives
About 15 million cubic metres of Pacific water flow through Indonesia every second. A free map of the Indonesian Throughflow, and what it means for divers in Bali, Komodo and Alor.
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The 2024 Ocean Heatwave: How Coral Bleaching Hit the Coral Triangle
A free map of heat stress on the Coral Triangle's reefs during the 2024 global bleaching event, what coral bleaching is, and what divers can do to help reefs recover.
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Oil Slicks Seen From Space: Pollution in the Coral Triangle
Satellite radar detected 23,036 oil slicks around the Coral Triangle between 2020 and 2026. A free map of where they are, where they come from, and what it means for the reefs.
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Reefs, Seagrass and Mangroves: Where the Coral Triangle's Habitats Are
Two free maps of every shallow coral reef, seagrass meadow and mangrove forest in the Coral Triangle, mapped from satellite data, and why these three habitats need each other.
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Clear Water vs. Murky Water: Visibility Across the Coral Triangle
A free map of water clarity over every shallow reef in the Coral Triangle, measured by satellite in 2025. Where the water is clearest, where it's murky, and why it matters.
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The Protected Waters of the Coral Triangle: Indonesia's Marine Parks on One Map
A free map of the marine protected areas inside the Coral Triangle, from Raja Ampat, Komodo and Wakatobi to Tubbataha, and why paying park fees matters.
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Diving Bali: The Best Dive Sites, From Tulamben to Nusa Penida
The best dive sites in Bali on two free maps: the USAT Liberty wreck at Tulamben, Amed, Menjangan, Padang Bai, and the manta rays and mola mola of Nusa Penida.
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Where to Dive in Indonesia: 14 Regions on One Map
From Pulau Weh in the west to Raja Ampat in the east: Indonesia's 14 main dive regions on one free map, with what each is known for and how to get there.
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Diving Komodo National Park: Currents, Mantas and Cannibal Rock
Komodo's best dive sites on one free map: Castle Rock, Crystal Rock, The Cauldron, Batu Bolong, Manta Point and Cannibal Rock, with the currents explained.
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Diving Raja Ampat: The Dampier Strait, Site by Site
A free map of Raja Ampat's Dampier Strait with its best dive sites: Cape Kri, Sardine Reef, Blue Magic, Manta Sandy, Arborek Jetty, Friwen Wall and The Passage.
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Diving North Sulawesi: Bunaken's Walls and the Critters of Lembeh
A free map of North Sulawesi's dive sites: the walls of Bunaken National Park, the pinnacles of Bangka and Gangga, and the world-famous muck diving of the Lembeh Strait.
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Diving Wakatobi: Indonesia's Quiet Reefs at the Edge of the Banda Sea
A free dive map of Wakatobi National Park in Southeast Sulawesi: Sombu Wall, Hoga Channel, Kaledupa Atoll, Roma, Mari Mabok and the walls of Binongko.
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Diving Alor: Cold Water, Clear Seas and the Pantar Strait
A free dive map of Alor in East Nusa Tenggara: Kal's Dream, Clown Valley, The Arch, Cave Point and Mucky Mosque in the Pantar Strait and Kalabahi Bay.
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Taka Bonerate: Diving One of the World's Largest Atolls
A free map of Taka Bonerate National Park in the Flores Sea, one of the largest atolls in the world, with its main islands and dive areas.
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Diving From Bali to Alor: The Lesser Sunda Islands
Ten dive regions across the Lesser Sunda Islands on one free map, from Menjangan and Nusa Penida to Moyo, Sangeang, Komodo, Maumere and Alor.
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Diving Papua and Maluku: Raja Ampat, Banda and Beyond
Nine dive regions in Indonesia's far east on one free map: Wayag, the Dampier Strait, Misool, Cenderawasih Bay, Triton Bay, the Banda Islands, Ambon, Biak and the Kei Islands.
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Diving Sulawesi: Nine Regions on One Island
Sulawesi's nine dive regions on one free map: Bunaken, Bangka, Lembeh, the Togean and Banggai Islands, the Spermonde Archipelago, Selayar, Taka Bonerate and Wakatobi.
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