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Saxon Reef
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Dive Site:
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Saxon Reef
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Location:
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16°27.900S 145°46.799E
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Visited By:
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Tusa V, Ocean Quest, Reef Quest
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Depth:
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1-20 metres
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Rating:
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Novice
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Features:
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- Snorkel on the shallow bommie tops, reef edge and reeftop
- See large patches of staghorn coral thickets
- Swim-throughs and gullies are scattered throughout the site
- Your guide will help show you the best sites
- Each bommie has its own special feature and life associated with it-giant clams, anemones, coral-limorpharians, pipefish, lionfish and moray eels
- Look for turtles, large cod and schools of damsels and fusiliers
- See tuna, mackerel, trevally and barracuda
- Notice nesting triggerfish in the summer protecting their "bomb crater"
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Note: Latitude and longitude not to be used for navigational purposes - approx co-ords only.
