Pillar Coral
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About this site
Pillar Coral is a drift dive at Roatan, lying between Overheat Reef to the south and El Aguila to the north. The site is named after a coral pinnacle that rises off the wall and tops out at around 27 metres (90 feet).
The current here is strong and the drift can be taken in either direction, north towards El Aguila Wall or back south towards the Overheat shallows. The full dive is better for intermediate and experienced divers.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Nurse SharkGinglymostoma cirratumReported here · unconfirmed
Mustard Hill CoralPorites astreoidesReported here · unconfirmed
Massive Starlet CoralSiderastrea sidereaReported here · unconfirmed
Symmetrical Brain CoralPseudodiploria strigosaReported here · unconfirmed
Southern StingrayHypanus americanusReported here · unconfirmed
Horse-eye JackCaranx latusReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleusReported here · unconfirmed
Greater Star CoralMontastraea cavernosaReported here · unconfirmed
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