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Chandelier Cave
Palau Chandelier Cave · Medalaii Hamlet, Palau
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EntryBoat
Max depth5 m–20 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyPhilippine Sea
Water temp28–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Chandelier Cave is a cave dive site near Medalaii Hamlet, Koror, Palau, in the Philippine Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 20 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, jacks, nudibranchs, moray eels, octopus. 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
Boring ClamTridacna crocea
LollyfishHolothuria atra
CurryfishStichopus vastus
PinkfishHolothuria edulis- Threadfin ButterflyfishChaetodon auriga
- Three-spot WrasseHalichoeres trimaculatus
- Pearly Monocle BreamScolopsis margaritifera
- Three-striped WhiptailPentapodus trivittatus
Nearby sites
- 1Palau Iro Wreck1.0 km
- 2Chuyo Maru1.3 km
- 3Helmet Wreck2.2 km
- 4Jake SeaPlane3.2 km
- 5Lighthouse Channel5.7 km
- 6Paradies Corner14 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org