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Vertigo
Rumung, Micronesia - Yap, Micronesia
EntryBoat
Max depth22 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyPhilippine Sea
Water temp28–30°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–Jul
About this site
Vertigo is a wall dive site near Rumung, Yap State, Micronesia, in the Philippine Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 22 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, jacks, reef sharks, moray eels, napoleon wrasse. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 28 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Lined BristletoothCtenochaetus striatus
- Blue ParrotfishScarus oviceps
LollyfishHolothuria atra
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima- Bigeye EmperorMonotaxis grandoculis
- Humpback SnapperLutjanus gibbus
- Orangespine UnicornfishNaso lituratus
- Steephead ParrotfishChlorurus microrhinos
Nearby sites
- 1Zero plane0.5 km
- 2Mill Channel: Ridge2.0 km
- 3Mill Channel old cleaning station2.1 km
- 4Mill Channel new cleaning station2.8 km
- 5Sunrise Reef4.1 km
- 6Magic Kingdom4.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org