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USS Kanawa
USS Kanawha · Tulagi, Solomon Islands
EntryBoat
Max depth40 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodySolomon Sea
Water temp29–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
USS Kanawa is a wreck dive site near Tulagi, Central, Solomon Islands, in the Solomon Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 40 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Commonly reported marine life includes jacks, nudibranchs, groupers, stingrays, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 29 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Filamented FlasherParacheilinus filamentosus
Oceania Fantail RayTaeniura lessoni
Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkii
Painted Spiny LobsterPanulirus versicolor- Beau's WrasseCirrhilabrus beauperryi
Black AnemonefishAmphiprion melanopus
Clown AnemonefishAmphiprion percula
Double-lined FusilierPterocaesio digramma
Nearby sites
- 1PBY Catalina Seaplane0.9 km
- 2Balydon Shoals2.0 km
- 3Raiders / F4F Wildcat2.1 km
- 4Twin Tunnels Reef2.3 km
- 5Tulagi2.4 km
- 6Gavutu F4F Wildcat2.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org