Southern Ledges
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About this site
Southern Ledges lies off the KwaZulu-Natal coast of South Africa, in the stretch of Indian Ocean waters along this shoreline known for its rocky reef ledges. Dive operators along this part of the coast typically run boat launches from nearby coastal towns to reach reef formations like this one. The site sits on a reef bottom to a maximum depth of around 27 metres and is rated an intermediate dive. Divers have also reported hammerhead sharks and tiger sharks around the ledges.
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Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Hammerhead sharkHammerhead sharkReported here · unconfirmed
Tiger SharkGaleocerdo cuvierReported here · unconfirmed
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