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Top 10 Scuba Diving Sites Along the West Coast of Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia - 2010-12-07 by Joanne Cotterill new updated popular

Sabah, Borneo is a popular destination for Scuba Divers with the world famous drop-offs at Sipadan and Layang Layang. What most divers do not realise is that there is also a range of good quality dive destinations along the west coast of Sabah, Borneo accessible from Kota Kinabalu (the capital city of Sabah). Find out more about the 'Top 10' dive sites along the west coast of Sabah - coral reefs, WW2 wrecks to muck diving - there's something for everyone!
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Exploring the Underwater World – Scuba Diving from Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia - 2011-01-03 by Joanne Cotterill new updated popular

Sabah is part of Malaysian Borneo, located in south east Asia and is located within the Coral Triangle - the Coral Triangle is known for being home to some of the most diverse marine life in the world. Fortunately you don’t have to travel far in Sabah to appreciate its tropical waters. Kota Kinabalu, the capital city, has Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park on it’s doorstep. The marine national park is only 20 minutes by boat from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah's Capital and Malaysia's youngest city. The rest of this article provides an overview of the scuba diving sites located in Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park located just in front of Kota Kinabalu.
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Learning to Dive on a Semi Closed Rebreather - Taking Recreational Diving to New Realms - 2010-12-21 by Joanne Cotterill new updated popular

Most leisure divers will only ever dive on open circuit. Mention diving on a Rebreather and they'll think straight away it's for technical diving and very expensive. Well, the Semi-Closed Rebreather (a stepping stone before diving on a Closed Circuit Rebreather) is easy to learn to dive on and can provide big benefits to recreational divers. Read on to find out more about what a Semi Closed Rebreather (SCR) is and what's involved in learning to dive on one.
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