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| Basseterre |  
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Description:
Basseterre is the capital, located on the south coast of the north island.
St. Kitts' famous attraction, is her crystal blue water, making it seem no accident that Columbus named the isle for the famous swimmer, St. Christopher. Diving on St. Kitts is ideal for both wreck and reef divers who are looking for remote underwater locales to explore. Local dive operators are ecology-minded and continue to protect the reefs. Most sites are within a short boat ride from shore. Some favorites include: Monkey Shoals, Coconut Tree Reef, Nags Head and Sandy Point. | |
| Details: |
 Nearest commercial airport: Robert LLewelyn Bradshaw Airport, Golden Rock |
| Average watertemp: Min 25 - Max 30 oCelcius. |
| Average visibility: 35 Horizontal metres |
| Bottom composition: Sand, Corals, Vegetation, Vulcanic |
| Dive conditions: Ocean/Sea, Salt water |
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Marinelife in the area:
| Species | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | | | Eagle rays |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | They are usually seen at Major's and Cockleshell Bays, on the south east peninsular. They live in the sandy areas of the grass beds in those bays.
| | | Green turtles | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | These Turtles are beautiful and are also protected in our waters of St Kitts and Nevis. It is quite a thrill to see them!
| | | Hawksbill turtles | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | They are quite commonly seen. They are protected in St Kitts and Nevis.
| | | Nurse sharks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | They can be seen quite often on any of the dive sites on the Monkey shoal reefs between St Kitts and Nevis.
| | | Stingrays |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | They can be seen at any time of the year in any of the Bays along the Caribbean coast of St Kitts. They are also seen at Major's and Cockleshell Bays.
| | | Whitetip reef sharks |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sharks do not frequent the dive sites where we dive in St Kitts. Probably because of the boat traffic. However they are more common on dive sites south of Nevis.
| | Probability of encounter:  0%,  0 > 60%,  60 > 90%,  90 > 100%
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