Diving eddystone lighthouse hand deeps
Hand Deeps is an area of the English Channel located 8 nms south-west of Rame Head, Cornwall and 3.5 nm north-west of the Eddystone. The name comes from the five pinnacles there which rise from the surrounding sea bed depth of 55 metres to depth between 7 and 19 metres from the surface. The pinnacles are within a rectangle about 1 nm north-south and 0.5 nm west-east.
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Map of Hand Deeps, United Kingdom
The central pinnacle at 50°12.555′N 04°20.410′W rises from more than 40 metres to 7 metres. Its anemone-covered walls and frequent good visibility make it a popular dive site.
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Hand Deeps Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA