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Shark Island
Khawr Fakkān, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
Water bodyGulf of Oman
Water temp23–33°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Nov
About this site
Shark Island is a reef dive site near Khawr Fakkān, Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, in the Gulf of Oman. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, sea fans, whale sharks, sea turtles, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 23 to 33 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Crown-of-thorns StarfishAcanthaster planci
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Whale SharkRhincodon typus
Leopard MorayGymnothorax undulatus
Redtooth TriggerfishOdonus niger
White Thread FishHolothuria leucospilota
Silver MoonyMonodactylus argenteus- Annandale's GuitarfishRhinobatos annandalei
Nearby sites
- 1Anenome Gardens0.3 km
- 2Coral Gardens0.3 km
- 3Hole in the Wall1.4 km
- 4Martini Wall1.8 km
- 5Bluewater4.8 km
- 63 Rocks (Sharm rock)14 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org