Three Palms

Three Palms lies just off Kuramathi island in the Ari Atoll, on the Maldives' inner atoll waters, and is dived as a wall with a maximum depth of around 23 metres. It is rated a beginner site, with the reef dropping along a wall structure that's accessible without much difficulty. Eagle rays, reef sharks, and sea turtles are regularly encountered here, and divers have also reported stingrays on the site. Sites around Kuramathi are typically reached by short boat trips or direct entries from the island's resort, along the reef fringing this stretch of the atoll.

Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.

• Napoleon WrasseCheilinus undulatusReported here · unconfirmed
• Oriental SweetlipsPlectorhinchus vittatusReported here · unconfirmed
• Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesusReported here · unconfirmed
• Midnight SnapperMacolor macularisReported here · unconfirmed
• Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteriReported here · unconfirmed
• Powder Blue TangAcanthurus leucosternonReported here · unconfirmed
• Small Giant ClamTridacna maximaReported here · unconfirmed
• Moorish IdolZanclus cornutusReported here · unconfirmed
• Redtooth TriggerfishOdonus nigerReported here · unconfirmed
• Lagoon TriggerfishRhinecanthus aculeatusReported here · unconfirmed
• Reef sharkReef sharkConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
• Sea turtleSea turtleConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
• StingrayStingrayReported here · unconfirmed
• Eagle rayEagle rayConfirmed present · 2 independent sources