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St John's Small Gota
St John S Small Gota · Shalātīn, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp21–28°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Nov
About this site
St John's Small Gota is a reef dive site near Shalātīn, Red Sea, Egypt, in the Red Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 20 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes soft corals, dolphins, groupers, sea fans, reef sharks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 21 to 28 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
Cauliflower CoralPocillopora damicornis
Spinner DolphinStenella longirostris
Clown CorisCoris aygula
Coral CodCephalopholis miniata
Moontail BullseyePriacanthus hamrur
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Nearby sites
- 1Gota Soraya2.0 km
- 2St John's Habili Gaffar2.8 km
- 3St John's Gota Kebir3.2 km
- 4Gotta Kebira3.5 km
- 5St John's Um Arouk4.0 km
- 6Habili Ali8.9 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org