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Virgin Drop
Balabag, Panay, Philippines
Max depth36 m
LevelEstimated: Advanced and up
Water bodySibuyan Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–Jun
About this site
Virgin Drop is a reef dive site near Balabag, Aklan, Philippines, in the Sibuyan Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 36 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, octopus, sea turtles, moray eels, lobsters. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Azure Sea StarLinckia laevigata
Yellow-lipped Sea KraitLaticauda colubrina
Banded UrchinEchinothrix calamaris
Pacific BassletPseudanthias huchtii
Blackspotted PufferArothron nigropunctatus- Hartzfeld's CardinalfishOstorhinchus hartzfeldii
Chocolate SurgeonfishAcanthurus pyroferus
Clown AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellaris
Nearby sites
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org