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Arutanga Passage

Also known as: Aruntanga Passage

Every vessel entering or leaving the Aitutaki lagoon uses this passage, yet its sides are covered in hard and plate corals that rise many metres above the gullies between them. Divers start on the reef top at around 8 m and can follow a circular route down to sandy patches near 30 m. Whitetip reef sharks rest in caves and on the sand under the reef, and Napoleon wrasse hover nearby without approaching too closely. In the current flowing through the pass, eagle rays and green and hawksbill turtles are often seen. Emperors, angelfish, parrotfish and moray eels in the crevices complete the picture.

Divesite facts

Categories
Reef, Canyon
Typical depth range
8 to 31 m

Tags

reef canyon hard and plate corals eagle rays whitetip reef sharks napoleon wrasse green turtles hawksbill turtles

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Dive region
Aitutaki

Country
Cook Islands

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