Bango
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About this site
Bango is a dive site off Mantehage Island, part of the Bunaken Kepulauan area near Manado in North Sulawesi. Mantehage sits within the broader Bunaken National Marine Park region, with its channels and fringing reefs reached by boat from Manado or nearby dive resorts on Bunaken and the mainland coast. The site is rated a beginner dive, with a maximum depth of around 20 metres, making it accessible for divers early in their experience.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Green Sea TurtleChelonia mydasReported here · unconfirmed
Weedy Pygmy SeahorseHippocampus pontohiReported here · unconfirmed
Hawksbill Sea TurtleEretmochelys imbricataReported here · unconfirmed
Bubble CoralPlerogyra sinuosaReported here · unconfirmed
Catch Bowl CoralIsopora paliferaReported here · unconfirmed
Anna's ChromodorisChromodoris annaeObserved near here · iNaturalist
Loch's ChromodorisChromodoris lochiObserved near here · iNaturalist
Pyramid ButterflyfishHemitaurichthys polylepisObserved near here · iNaturalist
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