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Pointe de la Baleine

Also known as: La Baleine · Pointe Tortue

The dive starts among schools of chromis and sergeant majors before following boulders covered in gorgonians, sponges and corals down a short wall. At the foot of the wall a sand bank marks the end of the reef, and the Nahoon wreck lies off the same point. The site is also nicknamed Pointe Tortue, and turtles that nest nearby are often met. Spirographs and other fan worms are abundant, alongside moray eels, lobsters, groupers, barracuda and porcupinefish, and African pompano appear late in the day. Alpha Plongée often runs it as a drift dive and reports a humpback whale encounter here in February.

Divesite facts

Level
All Divers
Categories
Reef, Wall
Usual dive
Drift dive
Typical depth range
Down to 30 m
Coordinates
14.5202, -61.0972

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Tags

reef wall turtle spirographs gorgonians sponges moray eels lobsters

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