What is the great white shark capital of the world?

Gansbaai is known as the Great White Capital of the world as it is the only place where you can dive with Great White Sharks all year round. Only a two hour scenic drive from Cape Town, Great White Shark Cage Diving in Gansbaai is without a doubt the most exhilarating and adrenalin pumping experience not to be missed.



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Where are Great White Sharks? Great white sharks are globally distributed with concentrations near South Africa, Australia/New Zealand, the North Atlantic, and Northeastern Pacific.

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Shark alley, located in the waters around Dyer Island, South Africa, is famous for having the highest population density of great white sharks in the world. Dyer Island is a small island located only a few miles off the southern shores of mainland South Africa.

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The shark population peaks on Cape Cod around late summer and into early fall when ocean temperatures are the warmest, findings show. From almost 3,000 videos collected during 137 research trips conducted off Cape Cod's beaches, the researchers identified 393 individual white sharks.

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Due to their immense power and status as the apex predator of our seas and oceans, the only safe way to be in the water with great white sharks is by cage diving.

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Guadalupe Island in Mexico is the top destination for great white shark encounters. This small volcanic island, located in the Pacific 240 kilometres (150 miles) off the west coast of Mexico's Baja California peninsula, outperforms both South Africa and Australia with shark-seeing consistency and conditions.

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