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Snake Pit
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Dive Site:
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Snake Pit
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Location:
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14°40.871S 145°33.554E. Halfway between Lizard Island and Ribbon Reef #10
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Visited By:
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Nimrod Explorer and Spoilsport
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Depth:
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10-22 metres
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Rating:
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Intermediate
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Features:
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- This remote site is a series of eight bommies roughly aligned in two lines
- See schools of bannerfish and occasional barracudas swarm around you
- Check out the manta feeding station on the northern most bommie
- In the sandy area see, blue-spotted rays, black-blotched rays and triggerfish
- Enjoy watching the olive sea snakes but remember to treat them with respect
- Look out for green and hawksbill turtles, and beautiful pelagic triggerfish
- Enjoy exploring around the whips, fans, soft and hard coral
- Nudibranchs, sea stars, feather stars and sea cucumbers are common
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Note: Latitude and longitude not to be used for navigational purposes - approx co-ords only.
