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Gorgonia Valley
Vao, New Caledonia
EntryBoat
Max depth35 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp23–27°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Dec
About this site
Gorgonia Valley is a wall dive site near Vao, South, New Caledonia, in the Pacific Ocean. 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 nudibranchs, dolphins, lobsters, reef sharks, groupers. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 23 to 27 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Short-finned Pilot WhaleGlobicephala macrorhynchus
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus
Egg-eating Sea SnakeEmydocephalus annulatus
Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus spilurus
Bluestreak Cleaner WrasseLabroides dimidiatus
Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkii
Longlegged Spiny LobsterPanulirus longipes
Painted Spiny LobsterPanulirus versicolor
Nearby sites
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org