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Yallow Stone Reef
Tala Bay, Aqaba 2, Jordan
Max depth35 m
LevelEstimated: Advanced and up
Water bodyGulf of Aqaba
Water temp20–28°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Nov
About this site
Yallow Stone Reef is a reef dive site near Tala Bay, Aqaba, Jordan, in the Gulf of Aqaba. It has a maximum depth of about 35 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, lionfish, moray eels, soft corals, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 20 to 28 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Two-banded AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctus
- Klunzinger's WrasseThalassoma rueppellii
Collector UrchinTripneustes gratilla- Devil FirefishPterois miles
- Sulfur DamselPomacentrus sulfureus
- Lined BristletoothCtenochaetus striatus
- Sea GoldiePseudanthias squamipinnis
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Nearby sites
- 1Plane wreck0.3 km
- 2Tank0.4 km
- 3Blue Coral0.6 km
- 4Gorgon 11.1 km
- 5Kiwi reef1.1 km
- 6Japanese Gardens Coral Reefs1.5 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org