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Prison Gardens
West Island, Cocos, Australia
EntryBoat
Max depth26 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyIndian Ocean
Water temp27–29°C
Estimated from climate dataFeb–Mar
About this site
Prison Gardens is a dive site near West Island, Cocos, Australia, in the Indian Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 26 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, reef sharks, jacks, sea turtles, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Claudia's WrasseHalichoeres claudia
Three-spot WrasseHalichoeres trimaculatus
Whitecheek SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigricans
Threadfin ButterflyfishChaetodon auriga
Lemonpeel AngelfishCentropyge flavissima
Peacock GrouperCephalopholis argus
Powderblue SurgeonfishAcanthurus leucosternon
Ornate ButterflyfishChaetodon ornatissimus
Nearby sites
- 1Celestes0.8 km
- 2Ripper1.0 km
- 3Snorkeling In the Rip1.2 km
- 4The Rip1.3 km
- 5Broccoli Patch1.7 km
- 6Caits Reef2.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org