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Planet Rock
Madang, Papua New Guinea
Water bodyBismarck Sea
Water temp28–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Planet Rock is a reef dive site near Madang, Papua New Guinea, in the Bismarck Sea. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, sea fans, lobsters. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 28 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Whip Coral GobyBryaninops yongei
- Loki Whip-gobyBryaninops loki
- Blacktail HumbugDascyllus melanurus
- Brown DottybackPseudochromis fuscus
- Duckbill SleeperButis butis
Orange-lined TriggerfishBalistapus undulatus- Sailback HoundsharkGogolia filewoodi
Bluestreak Cleaner WrasseLabroides dimidiatus
Nearby sites
- 1B-25 Mitchell Bomber6.3 km
- 2MV Coral Queen6.4 km
- 3Planet Rock Madang6.7 km
- 4Henry Leith7.9 km
- 5Eel Garden Madang9.4 km
- 6Barracuda Point Madang9.5 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org