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Kawanishi Mavis Flying Boat
Tulagi, Solomon Islands
EntryBoat
Max depth32 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodySolomon Sea
Water temp29–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Kawanishi Mavis Flying Boat is a wreck dive site near Tulagi, Central, Solomon Islands, in the Solomon Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 32 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, groupers, stingrays, lobsters, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 29 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Filamented FlasherParacheilinus filamentosus
Oceania Fantail RayTaeniura lessoni
Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkii
Clown AnemonefishAmphiprion percula
Painted Spiny LobsterPanulirus versicolor- Beau's WrasseCirrhilabrus beauperryi
Black AnemonefishAmphiprion melanopus
Cheek-spot CardinalfishOstorhinchus chrysopomus
Nearby sites
- 1Kawanashi “Mavis“ Seaplane # 10.1 km
- 2Kawanashi “Mavis“ Seaplane # 20.1 km
- 3Gavutu F4F Wildcat0.6 km
- 4Maravagi Passage1.8 km
- 5PBY Catalina Seaplane2.4 km
- 6USS Kanawa3.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org