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Holcim Sanctuary
Bacnotan, Luzon, Philippines
Water bodySouth China Sea
Water temp26–30°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–Apr
About this site
Holcim Sanctuary is a reef dive site near Bacnotan, La Union, Philippines, in the South China Sea. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 26 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Bandfin CardinalfishPristiapogon taeniopterus
Olive RidleyLepidochelys olivacea
Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra mathaei
Barred MudskipperPeriophthalmus argentilineatus
Bigscale SoldierfishMyripristis berndti- Blacktip SardinellaSardinella melanura
Crown SquirrelfishSargocentron diadema
Darkfin HindCephalopholis urodeta
Nearby sites
- 1Paraoir Sur1.4 km
- 2Paraoir Norte1.6 km
- 3Maritime College14 km
- 4Lingsat Marine Protected Area (LMPA)14 km
- 5FAGG REEF (WWII Tanks)16 km
- 6Research Reef21 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org