Ocean Atlas Nassau Bahamas
In the breef sir nichollas nuttall coral reef sculpture garden we found many man made reef balls statues and natural reefs with fish etc.
Ocean atlas nassau bahamas. 2014 ocean atlas sits on the western coastline of new providence in nassau bahamas. Snorkel ocean atlas at clifton park when you are visiting nassau bahamas. Ocean atlas is an underwater sculpture by jason decaires taylor that stands 5 metres off the seafloor and weighs more than 60 tons.
It is currently the largest underwater statue in the world. His latest project called ocean atlas saw him submerge an 18 foot tall 60 tonne statue of a girl in the seas off the coast of nassau in the bahamas. Find a beautiful bahamian sculpture park and a small reef.
The artwork depicts a local bahamian girl carrying the weight of the ocean above her in reference to the ancient greek myth of atlas the titan who held up the heavens. Ocean atlas s depth is 5m to surface off nassau bahamas. The bahamas is now home to the world s largest underwater sculpture.
Unfortunately too few have seen it yet. Submerged adjacent to the western coastline of new providence in the bahamas jason decaires taylor has set ocean atlas within the aquamarine depths of nassau s seas. Just off the coast of new providence jason decaires taylor s ocean atlas is a 60 ton 18 foot tall statue of a young.
Jason decaires taylor towering nearly 17 feet tall the statue of the kneeling young bahamian girl shows her supporting the ceiling of the water on her shoulders. One ocean drive paradise island bahamas 1 242 363 2501 location since opening in 1962 the ocean club has been a playground for celebrities and discerning travellers set along an 8 kilometre 5 mile stretch of natural white sand beach on paradise island. Rather ocean atlas commissioned by breef bahamas reef environment educational foundation is a young bahamian girl sustaining the ceiling of the ocean taylor s website explains as.
