East Timor has some of the best
dive sites in the world due to its location, warm waters, minimalist tourist trade and lack of commercial fishing or
heavy industry.
Situated in the
Coral Triangle, Timor is surrounded by deep water (about 2,500m between
Liquiçá and
Alor Island
Alor ( id, Pulau Alor) is the largest island in the Alor Archipelago and is one of the 92 officially listed outlying islands of Indonesia. It is located at the eastern Lesser Sunda Islands that runs through southeastern Indonesia, which from ...
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Indonesia) that gives home to coral and fish life, including the annual migration of whales through the
Ombai Strait and
Wetar Strait.
See also
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Shipwrecks of East Timor
References
External links
Timor Divers Networkat Congo-Pages.org
Admiralty EasyTide Tidal Predictions for Dili*
Wikimedia Commons – Images of marine animals of Timor-Leste
Nudibranch Species from Timor-Leste
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East Timor
Tourist attractions in East Timor