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The Big Drop Off
Big Drop Off · Kloulklubed, Palau
EntryBoat
Max depth3 m–18 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyPhilippine Sea
Water temp28–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
The Big Drop Off is a wall dive site near Kloulklubed, Peleliu, Palau, in the Philippine Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 18 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes reef sharks, groupers, jacks, nudibranchs, napoleon wrasse. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 28 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus
Napoleon WrasseCheilinus undulatus
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Grey Reef SharkCarcharhinus amblyrhynchos
Pyramid ButterflyfishHemitaurichthys polylepis
Midnight SnapperMacolor macularis
Harlequin SweetlipsPlectorhinchus chaetodonoides
Redtooth TriggerfishOdonus niger
Nearby sites
- 1New Drop-Off1.2 km
- 2Blue Corner4.8 km
- 3Blue Holes5.0 km
- 4Temple of Doom5.0 km
- 5Ngerechong North Coral Garden13 km
- 6Ngerechong Drop-off13 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