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Busuanga Island
Salvacion, Palawan, Philippines
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Water bodySouth China Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–May
About this site
Busuanga Island is a dive site near Salvacion, Palawan, Philippines, in the South China Sea. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, jacks, nudibranchs, sea turtles. 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
Boring ClamTridacna crocea
Bleeker's ParrotfishChlorurus bleekeri- Blue-spot DemoiselleChrysiptera oxycephala
- Blueback DamselPomacentrus simsiang
Pearly Monocle BreamScolopsis margaritifera
Pastel-green WrasseHalichoeres chloropterus
Blackspotted PufferArothron nigropunctatus
Lagoon JellyMastigias papua
Nearby sites
- 1Kyokuzan Maru6.8 km
- 2Coron Irako Wreck14 km
- 3Morazan19 km
- 4Teru Kaze19 km
- 5Kogyo19 km
- 6Okikawa Maru20 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA, facts) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org