Hand Deeps

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. [Admiralty Chart 1613 1995]

The central pinnacle at coord|50|12.555|N|04|20.410|W|display=inline,title rises from more than 40 metres to 7 metres. It's anenome covered walls and frequent good visibility make it a popular dive site. [http://www.divemagazine.co.uk/news/article.asp?UAN=2421&v=5&sp= Dive Magazine - Here comes the fun]

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