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Underwater Photo Location: Backmine

Underwater Photo Location: Backmine

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A very remote site, difficult to find and access. Open cavern entrance leading down to tunnels. Disciplined cavern/cave techniques and equipment required. Rotten ice reported on site as late as early June. Maximum water temperatures in low 40's F.
Facts about Backmine
  • It is in Canada
  • The typical depth is 50+ Metres 160+ Feet.
  • The typical visibility is 3-10 Metres 10-30 Feet.




by Michael Grebler
A diver in side-mount gear returns to the warm sunlit entrance of a flooded mine near Buckingham, Quebec. Brutally cold, ice cakes are reported to remain until early June. Nikonos V, 12mm Sea & Sea lens, Kodak 400 ASA film, colour corrected.
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