Layang-Layang

Layang-Layang is an atoll in the Spratly Islands, in the South China Sea off the coast of Sabah, Malaysia, home to a Malaysian naval base and diving resort built on the reclaimed reef. It sits far from the mainland, rising from deep ocean water, which makes it accessible mainly by charter flight rather than boat from the coast. The atoll's isolation in open water is its defining geographic feature. Divers here have reported fire dartfish, golden damselfish, Moorish idols, pyramid butterflyfish, tomato clownfish, and whitetip soldierfish among the reef life around the walls.