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Petrie’s Pillar
Petrie’s Pillar (24) · Dorp Antriol, Bonaire, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–29°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Petrie’s Pillar is a dive site near Dorp Antriol, Bonaire, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba , in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 20 m. Commonly reported marine life includes reef sharks, eagle rays, stingrays, sea turtles, groupers. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 29 °C over the year.
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Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride
Queen ParrotfishScarus vetula
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
TrumpetfishAulostomus maculatus
Princess ParrotfishScarus taeniopterus
BlueheadThalassoma bifasciatum
GraysbyCephalopholis cruentata
French AngelfishPomacanthus paru
Nearby sites
- 1Andrea I0.4 km
- 2Small Wall0.5 km
- 3Andrea II0.8 km
- 4Hamlet1.3 km
- 5Cliff1.4 km
- 6Captain Don’s Habitat1.6 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org