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Sand Pit Reef
Salvacion, Palawan, Philippines
Water bodySulu Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–May
About this site
Sand Pit Reef is a reef dive site near Salvacion, Palawan, Philippines, in the Sulu Sea. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, sea turtles. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatus- Atlantic MudskipperPeriophthalmus barbarus
Banded Coral ShrimpStenopus hispidus- Celebes GobyGlossogobius celebius
Mangrove JackLutjanus argentimaculatus
Ribboned SweetlipsPlectorhinchus polytaenia- Rock FlagtailKuhlia rupestris
- Spotted FlagtailKuhlia marginata
Nearby sites
- 1Landing craft wreck1.7 km
- 2Taiei Maru3.3 km
- 3Okikawa Maru3.3 km
- 4Akitsushima5.6 km
- 5Lusong gunboat11 km
- 6Morazan11 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org