
Isle of Pines
New Caledonia · France
The Isle of Pines sits within New Caledonia's immense lagoon, its surrounding reefs among the most diverse and least dived in the southwest Pacific, with coral gardens in extraordinary condition and near-daily encounters with dugongs and sea turtles. The protected lagoon waters offer superb visibility and the calm conditions that let macro photographers slow down and find the extraordinary small life inhabiting every coral surface.
Conditions
Depth
5 to 35 m
Advanced depths
Current
Variable
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
20 to 35 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
20 to 27°C
5mm wetsuit
Your chances of seeing each animal
DugongVulnerable
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Hawksbill Sea TurtleCritically endangered
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Leopard SharkEndangered
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Mushroom Coral
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
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