Conditions & tides
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About this site
Sand Channels lies off Sulawesi, Indonesia, in the region around the Bangka and Lembeh area of the island's northern coast. This part of Sulawesi sits along the Molucca Sea, where boat dives operate out of small coastal resorts and villages. The site reaches a maximum depth of around 30 metres.
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.
Tawny Hermit CrabCoenobita rugosusObserved near here · iNaturalist
Whale SharkRhincodon typusObserved near here · iNaturalist
Three-spot DascyllusDascyllus trimaculatusObserved near here · iNaturalist
Pacific TrumpetfishAulostomus chinensisObserved near here · iNaturalist
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