Jeannie's Glory
12.0867°N 68.2826°W · reef
Jeannie’s Glory
A southern Bonaire shore reef in the Salt City–Alice in Wonderland corridor, with a typical fringing reef slope and good fish diversity.
Overview
Jeannie’s Glory is a southern Bonaire shore site on the west coast between Salt City to the north and Alice in Wonderland to the south. The site offers straightforward fringing reef diving typical of the southern coast, with a gradual slope and the reef health that characterises the Bonaire National Marine Park. It is a convenient dive in the busy southern corridor.
Site Information
- Location: Southern Bonaire west coast
- Entry Type: Shore entry
- Site Type: Reef
- Difficulty Level: Intermediate
- Maximum Depth: 30 meters
- Typical Visibility: 20–30 metres
- Current: Usually light
- Best Time: Morning
Marine Life
Southern Bonaire reef species: parrotfish, angelfish, snapper, grunts, and groupers. Turtles are seen along this stretch of coast. Moray eels in reef crevices.
Dive Profile
Shore entry and gradual slope to 30 metres. Most productive in the 8–25 metre range.
Entry and Exit
Shore entry from roadside. Exit at the same point.
Tips
- Convenient for combining with nearby southern sites on the same day
Safety
Intermediate depth. Standard precautions.
Photography
Standard southern Bonaire reef photography.
Nearby Sites
Salt City is to the north. Larry’s Lair is also nearby. Alice in Wonderland is to the south.
Sources: InfoBonaire Dive Site Map, PADI – Bonaire Sites, Divers-Guide – Jeannie’s Glory. Last updated 2026-05-24.
Sea-surface temperature and wave height from Open-Meteo Marine (ERA5 reanalysis, monthly averages).
1576 verified species observations (188 species) logged within ~11 km of this site between 1930 and 2019, from the Ocean Biodiversity Information System.
- Eretmochelys imbricata · Hawksbill sea turtle
- Chelonia mydas · Green sea turtle
- Caretta caretta · Loggerhead sea turtle
- Pterois · lionfish
- Gobiidae
- Scarus taeniopterus
- Scarus vetula
- Hemanthias leptus
- Paroncheilus affinis
- Sparisoma viride
- Varicus decorum
- Coryphopterus curasub
Scientific survey records skew toward sampled taxa (molluscs, corals) and do not reflect what you are guaranteed to see on a dive.
Source: OBIS (obis.org), aggregated Darwin Core occurrence records.
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