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Castle Rock & Crystal Rock

DivingNo permitNo mooring buoys

Reef & coral · Also good for anchoring

Raja Ampat & Papua, IDCastle Rock & Crystal Rock
Best time
Apr–Nov
Water temp.
26–29 °C
Dive depth
5–35 m
Coordinates8°31′12″ S, 119°34′48″ E

Currents that feel like standing in a river, and with them the fish, whitetip sharks stacked on the summit, huge dogtooth tuna and giant trevally hunting at the top of the tide, schooling surgeonfish, and manta rays in the channels. Komodo dragons on the beach afterwards. Komodo National Park (UNESCO 1991) protects both the dragons and one of the most current-driven reef systems on earth, where cold Indian Ocean water meets warm Flores Sea, the temperature clash is why the biodiversity is freakish. Anchorage: Outstanding, Komodo has world-class sheltered anchorages; a top expedition-yacht destination. Hazards: No site-specific hazards noted, brief normally.

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