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Lava Flow
Banda Sea, Indonesia
EntryBoat
Max depth30 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyBanda Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Lava Flow is a reef dive site, Maluku, Indonesia, in the Banda Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 30 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, soft corals, sea fans, cuttlefish, 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
- Splitfin FlashlightfishAnomalops katoptron
Luzon SeastarEchinaster luzonicus
Banded Coral ShrimpStenopus hispidus
Blackbelly GobyEviota nigriventris
MandarinfishSynchiropus splendidus
Whitecheek SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigricans
Spinecheek AnemonefishAmphiprion biaculeatus
FlowerfishPearsonothuria graeffei
Nearby sites
- 1Pulau Karaka1.5 km
- 2Batu Kapal3.5 km
- 3Mandarin City4.0 km
- 4Batu Belanda4.7 km
- 5Tanjung Cengkeh6.2 km
- 6Pohon Miring7.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org