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Gangehi North Kandu - manta cleaning station
Maldives
EntryBoat
Max depth35 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyLaccadive Sea
Water temp28–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Gangehi North Kandu - manta cleaning station is a drift and reef dive site, Alif Alif Atoll, Maldives, in the Laccadive Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 35 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes reef sharks, sea turtles, stingrays, manta rays, nurse sharks. 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
Blacktip Reef SharkCarcharhinus melanopterus
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
Reef Manta RayMobula alfredi
Tawny Nurse SharkNebrius ferrugineus
Banana-tail RayPastinachus ater
Chinese FootballerPlectropomus laevis- Fivesaddle ParrotfishScarus scaber
Grey Reef SharkCarcharhinus amblyrhynchos
Nearby sites
- 1Gangehi Kandu8.6 km
- 2Velidhu Hausriff11 km
- 3Kuramathi North17 km
- 4Hafsa Thila18 km
- 5Kuramathi house reef21 km
- 6Maaya Thila23 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