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Alcatraz
Coron, Palawan, Philippines
Max depth30 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodySulu Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–May
About this site
Alcatraz is a reef dive site near Coron, Palawan, Philippines, in the Sulu Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 30 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, groupers, jacks, barracuda, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Clown AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellaris
Moon WrasseThalassoma lunare
Beaked ButterflyfishChelmon rostratus
Bleeker's ParrotfishChlorurus bleekeri
Chocolate HindCephalopholis boenak- Puntang GobyExyrias puntang
Vermiculated AngelfishChaetodontoplus mesoleucus
Barhead SpinefootSiganus virgatus
Nearby sites
- 1Siete Picados0.9 km
- 2Barracuda Lake3.6 km
- 3Coron, Palawan4.1 km
- 4Coron Island5.8 km
- 5Skeleton Wreck6.7 km
- 6Dimanglet8.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org