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Description:
St. Lucia is only 27 miles long and 14 miles wide at its widest point, but it does take a while to traverse its winding roads. Castries, located in the northwest, is St. Lucia's bustling capital and the island's major port. St. Lucia is a unique mixture of stunning landscapes, lush and unspoiled nature, natural and historical attractions, where traditional and modern life style goes hand by hand (see also: www.stlucia.org).

Details:
 Nearest commercial airport: Hewanorra international and George Charles (nearest)
 Average watertemp: Min 25 - Max 30 oCelcius.
 Average visibility: 65 Horizontal metres
 Bottom composition: Sand, Corals, Rocks, Vegetation, Vulcanic
 Dive conditions: Ocean/Sea, Salt water
 Seasonality: All year round diving. The rainy season is June-November, but the showers are usually brief.


  Marinelife in the area:
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 Coastal fish & Reef Life
Large gorgonians, brain coral, black coral trees, gigantic barrel sponges, purple vase sponges, lot of soft corals, hydroids, sponges, and black lace corals. Fishes to be seen: seahorses, angelfish, Sea Whips, Parrotfish, French Angel Fish and schools of bright red Squirrelfish, very large lobsters,... (More)
 Common dolphins
Dolphins are abundant as are whales (humpback , pilot, spermwhales ,baked whales,false and pygmy,filler whales,Brydes and orcas,All are mainly only viewed by boat,one is able to dive with (and are common)most turtles,stingray,Moray,Baracuda,
 Moray eels
Amongst others an enormous resident Green Moray eel.
 Nurse sharks
 Pelagic fish
jacks, barracuda's, snappers, mackerel, king mackerel, white marlin, kingfish, and sailfish (if you are lucky).
  Probability of encounter:  0%,   0 > 60%,   60 > 90%,   90 > 100%