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Turtle Island North
Off the north tip of the island the sea floor is littered with large rocks completely covered with a wide variety of pristine corals. Banded sea snakes are common here as well as large Stingrays and reef sharks. This site also is home to a number of butterflyfish species. An eagle ray has also been spotted off this reef. 18m maximum depth.
Turtle Island East
This site is a sloping reef that flattens out to a bottom populated by boulders. Large angelfish call this site home as well as Bamboo sharks that hide in the cracks and crevices. 18m maximum.
Turtle Island South
This site can be subject to brisk currents which bring nutrients to the reef. Nutrients also tend to attract a wide varieties of life as is the case here. A sloping bottom to 20m allows a large area on which the coral can grow. Many types of reef fish live here as well.
May rut West
This site is hidden from the current and allows more relaxed diving but still hosts a healthy and diverse reef system. Banded sea snakes and sharks feed and hide around the large rocks that make up the bottom, which is 25m here.
May Rut Trong
A small island off the coast supports a shallow reef teeming with life. A great site for diving as well as snorkeling. Being so small, you are able to circumnavigate the small pinnacle on a single tank. 10m maximum depth.
Dry Island
A small island predominantly inhabited by hard corals. parrot fish come here to feed on the abundance of food as do the butterflyfish. Diving is good all around the island which oddly has no vegetation
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