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Vilamendhoo Thila
Mahibadhoo, South Ari Atoll, Maldives
Max depth30 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyLaccadive Sea
Water temp28–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Vilamendhoo Thila is a pinnacle dive site near Mahibadhoo, Alif Dhaal Atoll, Maldives, in the Laccadive Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 30 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, reef sharks, jacks, eagle rays, moray eels. 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
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Steephead ParrotfishChlorurus strongylocephalus
Blacktip Reef SharkCarcharhinus melanopterus
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus
Powderblue SurgeonfishAcanthurus leucosternon
Oriental SweetlipsPlectorhinchus vittatus
Ocellated Eagle RayAetobatus ocellatus
Blackstreak SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigricauda
Nearby sites
- 1Exit 40.1 km
- 2Exit 90.1 km
- 3Exit 80.1 km
- 4Exit 100.2 km
- 5Vilamendhoo Housereef0.3 km
- 6Exit 1 and 20.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org