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Franks Crack
Atauro, Timor Leste East Timor, Timor Leste
Max depth30 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyBanda Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Franks Crack is a wall dive site near Atauro, Dili, Timor Leste, in the Banda Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 30 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, dolphins, nudibranchs, jacks, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Bluntheaded WrasseThalassoma amblycephalum
Moon WrasseThalassoma lunare
Lined BristletoothCtenochaetus striatus- Pearlscale AngelfishCentropyge vrolikii
Sixbar WrasseThalassoma hardwicke
Bluestreak Cleaner WrasseLabroides dimidiatus
Orange-lined TriggerfishBalistapus undulatus
Pacific BassletPseudanthias huchtii
Nearby sites
- 1Compass House Reef6.4 km
- 2Watuwai6.6 km
- 3Inner Reef6.6 km
- 4Raiketa6.6 km
- 5Doro7.2 km
- 6Illicnamo Pinnacle8.5 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org