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South Point
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Water bodySouth China Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
South Point is a reef dive site near Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, in the South China Sea. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, groupers, stingrays, moray eels, lionfish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Clown AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellaris
Moon WrasseThalassoma lunare
Spinecheek AnemonefishAmphiprion biaculeatus
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatus
Azure Sea StarLinckia laevigata
Blackspotted PufferArothron nigropunctatus
Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkii
Eightband ButterflyfishChaetodon octofasciatus
Nearby sites
- 1Macro Haven0.3 km
- 2Pancang Point0.3 km
- 3Magic Rock0.6 km
- 4Mari Mari House Reef0.7 km
- 5Mikey's Ear0.9 km
- 6Bikini Bottom1.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org