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Manchineel Shoals
The Mountain, San Andres Providencia And Santa Catalina, Colombia
Max depth12 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–29°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Sep
About this site
Manchineel Shoals is a pinnacle and reef dive site near The Mountain, Archipelago of Saint Andréws, Colombia, in the Caribbean Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 12 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea fans, groupers, reef sharks, nurse sharks, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Striped ParrotfishScarus iseri
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatum
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride
Ocean SurgeonAcanthurus bahianus
Threespot DamselfishStegastes planifrons
GraysbyCephalopholis cruentata
Reef UrchinEchinometra viridis
Nearby sites
- 1Manta's City0.2 km
- 2Loro Town0.3 km
- 3Only One0.3 km
- 4El Planchon2.7 km
- 5Stairway to Heaven3.5 km
- 6Providencia Island, Colombia3.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org