Stargate - Andros
Stargate on Andros offers a unique dive, dropping into a cavern system that opens out to the deeper reef. We descend through a narrow shaft, feeling the temperature shift as we go, before emerging into the open ocean. It’s a dive best suited for those comfortable with overhead environments and a bit of current on the exit. Keep an eye out for reef sharks patrolling the outer edge.
- Location
- Andros, Bahamas, Caribbean
- Coordinates
- 24.197887, -77.595750
Marine Protected Area: Westside National Park
Nearby Dive Sites in Andros
- Airplane Wreck - 10-25m (wreck)
- Andros Island - Amphitheatre
- Anthony Bell wreck (wreck)
- Back Side of the Blue Hole (cenote)
- BAHAMA SEAS - 4m (wreck)
- BBC Wreck (wreck)
- Berry Islands - 5-20m (reef)
- Big Whale East Reef (reef)
- Big Whale North Reef (reef)
- Big Whale Reef North - 20m (reef)
- Bird Cay South reef - 5-20m (reef)
- Blue Hole 2nd Level (cenote)
- Caribe Breeze Wreck - 10-30m (wreck)
- Coco Cay - 12m
- DC3 Wall (wall)
Nearest Dive Centres to Stargate
Marine Life in Andros
Home to 396 recorded species including 339 reef fish, 22 hard corals, 11 whales & dolphins, 5 sharks & rays, 3 sea snails & nudibranchs, 3 octopus & squid.
Notable Species
- Blainville's Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon densirostris) - Whales & Dolphins
- Elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) - Hard Corals
- Blue Doctor (Acanthurus coeruleus) - Reef Fish
- Mustard hill coral (Porites astreoides) - Hard Corals
- Finger Coral (Porites porites) - Hard Corals
- Great star coral (Montastraea cavernosa) - Hard Corals
- Massive Starlet Coral (Siderastrea siderea) - Hard Corals
- Dark Green Parrotfish (Sparisoma viride) - Reef Fish
- Gutong (Scarus iseri) - Reef Fish
- Barber (Acanthurus bahianus) - Reef Fish
- Staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) - Hard Corals
- French grunt (Haemulon flavolineatum) - Reef Fish
- Schoolmaster (Lutjanus apodus) - Reef Fish
- Gutong (Sparisoma aurofrenatum) - Reef Fish
- Blueman (Scarus vetula) - Reef Fish
- Doctorfish (Acanthurus chirurgus) - Reef Fish
- Grooved brain coral (Diploria labyrinthiformis) - Hard Corals
- Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) - Whales & Dolphins
- Boulder Brain Coral (Colpophyllia natans) - Hard Corals
- Bluestriped Grunt (Haemulon sciurus) - Reef Fish