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Bassas Da India
Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean, French Southern Territories
EntryBoat
Water bodyMozambique Channel
Water temp24–29°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Dec
About this site
Bassas Da India is a dive site, Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean, French Southern Territories, in the Mozambique Channel. It is reached from a boat. Commonly reported marine life includes whale sharks, sea turtles. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 24 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Risso's DolphinGrampus griseus- Blackedge WhiprayHimantura marginata
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Sea TurtlesCheloniidae
Whale SharkRhincodon typus
Nearby sites
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org