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Snapper Shoal
The Mountain, San Andres Providencia And Santa Catalina, Colombia
Max depth20 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–29°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Sep
About this site
Snapper Shoal is a pinnacle and reef dive site near The Mountain, Archipelago of Saint Andréws, Colombia, in the Caribbean Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 20 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea fans, groupers, reef sharks, nurse sharks, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Striped ParrotfishScarus iseri
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatum
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride
Ocean SurgeonAcanthurus bahianus
Threespot DamselfishStegastes planifrons
GraysbyCephalopholis cruentata
Reef UrchinEchinometra viridis
Nearby sites
- 1Tete's Place2.8 km
- 2Stairway to Heaven4.5 km
- 3El Planchon4.9 km
- 4Manchineel Shoals5.3 km
- 5Only One5.4 km
- 6Loro Town5.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org