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The Shallows
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Water bodySouth China Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
The Shallows 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 jacks, nudibranchs, groupers, barracuda, reef sharks. 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
Boring ClamTridacna crocea- Blackfoot FirefishParapterois heterura
- Indian AnchovyStolephorus indicus
Azure Sea StarLinckia laevigata
Scaly ClamTridacna squamosa- Shortfin ScadDecapterus macrosoma
- Blackrim CardinalfishOstorhinchus nigrocincta
- Java ParrotfishScarus hypselopterus
Nearby sites
- 1Red Carpet0.6 km
- 2Bikini Bottom0.7 km
- 3Mount K Avenue0.9 km
- 4North Point1.1 km
- 5Gaya Strip1.2 km
- 6Mari Mari House Reef1.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org