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 Kuhbar Island

Kuwait

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Datum: WGS84 [ Help ]
Precision: Approximate

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Latitude: 28° 56.307' N
Longitude: 48° 26.22' E

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English (Translate this text in English): Palms Hotel runs a boat to the island about every weekend (Friday and Saturday) the island is 32 kilometers due east of Shuaiba and 37 kilometers south of Failaka Island. It has a cell phone tower on it and not much else. The Kuwaitis go there to be "non-Muslim" so boat traffic and parties can be a hazard since Kuwaitis are not much into diving and the dive flag has not much meaning.

English (Translate this text in English): Palms Hotel runs a boat to the island about every weekend (Friday and Saturday) the island is 32 kilometers due east of Shuaiba and 37 kilometers south of Failaka Island. It has a cell phone tower on it and not much else. The Kuwaitis go there to be "non-Muslim" so boat traffic and parties can be a hazard since Kuwaitis are not much into diving and the dive flag has not much meaning.

Palms Hotel runs a boat to the island about every weekend (Friday and Saturday) the island is 32 kilometers due east of Shuaiba and 37 kilometers south of Failaka Island. It has a cell phone tower on it and not much else. The Kuwaitis go there to be "non-Muslim" so boat traffic and parties can be a hazard since Kuwaitis are not much into diving and the dive flag has not much meaning.

English (Translate this text in English): Palms Hotel runs a boat to the island about every weekend (Friday and Saturday) the island is 32 kilometers due east of Shuaiba and 37 kilometers south of Failaka Island. It has a cell phone tower on it and not much else. The Kuwaitis go there to be "non-Muslim" so boat traffic and parties can be a hazard since Kuwaitis are not much into diving and the dive flag has not much meaning.

English (Translate this text in English): Palms Hotel runs a boat to the island about every weekend (Friday and Saturday) the island is 32 kilometers due east of Shuaiba and 37 kilometers south of Failaka Island. It has a cell phone tower on it and not much else. The Kuwaitis go there to be "non-Muslim" so boat traffic and parties can be a hazard since Kuwaitis are not much into diving and the dive flag has not much meaning.

English (Translate this text in English): Palms Hotel runs a boat to the island about every weekend (Friday and Saturday) the island is 32 kilometers due east of Shuaiba and 37 kilometers south of Failaka Island. It has a cell phone tower on it and not much else. The Kuwaitis go there to be "non-Muslim" so boat traffic and parties can be a hazard since Kuwaitis are not much into diving and the dive flag has not much meaning.

English (Translate this text in English): Palms Hotel runs a boat to the island about every weekend (Friday and Saturday) the island is 32 kilometers due east of Shuaiba and 37 kilometers south of Failaka Island. It has a cell phone tower on it and not much else. The Kuwaitis go there to be "non-Muslim" so boat traffic and parties can be a hazard since Kuwaitis are not much into diving and the dive flag has not much meaning.

English (Translate this text in English): Palms Hotel runs a boat to the island about every weekend (Friday and Saturday) the island is 32 kilometers due east of Shuaiba and 37 kilometers south of Failaka Island. It has a cell phone tower on it and not much else. The Kuwaitis go there to be "non-Muslim" so boat traffic and parties can be a hazard since Kuwaitis are not much into diving and the dive flag has not much meaning.

English (Translate this text in English): Palms Hotel runs a boat to the island about every weekend (Friday and Saturday) the island is 32 kilometers due east of Shuaiba and 37 kilometers south of Failaka Island. It has a cell phone tower on it and not much else. The Kuwaitis go there to be "non-Muslim" so boat traffic and parties can be a hazard since Kuwaitis are not much into diving and the dive flag has not much meaning.

How? By boat

Distance Long boat time (> 30min)

Easy to find? Easy to find

 Dive site Characteristics

Alternative name Tower Island

Average depth 10 m / 32.8 ft

Max depth 14 m / 45.9 ft

Current Medium ( 1-2 knots)

Visibility Medium ( 5 - 10 m)

Quality

Dive site quality Standard

Experience CMAS * / OW

Bio interest Interesting

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Week-end crowd 

Dive type

- Drift dive
- Big fishes
- Reef
- Ambiance

Dive site activities

- Marine biology
- Dive training
- Orientation
- Photography

Dangers

- Current
- Boat trafic

 Additional Information

English (Translate this text in English): There is many small reefs on the south end of the island and for Kuwait the depth is good. Barracudas can me seen in schools and every once in a while a whale shark will be in the area.

English (Translate this text in English): There is many small reefs on the south end of the island and for Kuwait the depth is good. Barracudas can me seen in schools and every once in a while a whale shark will be in the area.

There is many small reefs on the south end of the island and for Kuwait the depth is good. Barracudas can me seen in schools and every once in a while a whale shark will be in the area.

English (Translate this text in English): There is many small reefs on the south end of the island and for Kuwait the depth is good. Barracudas can me seen in schools and every once in a while a whale shark will be in the area.

English (Translate this text in English): There is many small reefs on the south end of the island and for Kuwait the depth is good. Barracudas can me seen in schools and every once in a while a whale shark will be in the area.

English (Translate this text in English): There is many small reefs on the south end of the island and for Kuwait the depth is good. Barracudas can me seen in schools and every once in a while a whale shark will be in the area.

English (Translate this text in English): There is many small reefs on the south end of the island and for Kuwait the depth is good. Barracudas can me seen in schools and every once in a while a whale shark will be in the area.

English (Translate this text in English): There is many small reefs on the south end of the island and for Kuwait the depth is good. Barracudas can me seen in schools and every once in a while a whale shark will be in the area.

English (Translate this text in English): There is many small reefs on the south end of the island and for Kuwait the depth is good. Barracudas can me seen in schools and every once in a while a whale shark will be in the area.

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Kuhbar Island
Obok m_zora
Aug 1, 2008
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