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Blue Light Cave
Sangalaki (Derawan Islands), Indonesia
EntryBoat
Max depth44 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyCelebes Sea
Water temp28–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Blue Light Cave is a cave dive site, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, in the Celebes Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 44 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, sea turtles, groupers, reef sharks, sea fans. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 28 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Lagoon JellyMastigias papua- Puntang GobyExyrias puntang
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus
Clown AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellaris
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
Sleek UnicornfishNaso hexacanthus
Whitecheek SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigricans
Nearby sites
- 1Derawan Jellyfish Lake1.4 km
- 2Barracuda Point2.8 km
- 3Kelapa Dua3.0 km
- 4Kakaban Jellyfish Lake3.7 km
- 5Gorgonzola5.0 km
- 6Turtle Traffic9.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org