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Mergui Archipelago (Black Rock)

Pinnacle/Cave
Depth: 5–35 mLevel: Advanced Open WaterNovember-April
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An isolated pinnacle in the Burmese archipelago, one of the last great secrets of pelagic diving in Asia.

Depth

5–35 m

Recommended level

Advanced Open Water

Average visibility

20 m

A rock pinnacle with a system of underwater caves and tunnels, part of the little-explored Mergui archipelago.

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Mergui Archipelago (Black Rock): 54 documented species

Ecosystem

Cave / cenote

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Same country: Myanmar

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Water temperature

28 °C

Current

Moderate

Access

Liveaboard

Best season

November-April

Recommended certification

Advanced Open Water

Approx. price

190 USD / dive

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Best season
November-April
Approx. price
190 USD / dive
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Same type of dive: Cave / cenote

Myanmar · Andaman Sea
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Giant ClamCritically Endangered

Giant Clam

Tridacna gigas

Giant AnemoneNot Evaluated

Giant Anemone

Stichodactyla gigantea

Disc AnemoneNot Evaluated

Disc Anemone

Discosoma nummiforme

Ritteri AnemoneNot Evaluated

Ritteri Anemone

Heteractis magnifica

Spotted Garden EelLeast Concern

Spotted Garden Eel

Heteroconger hassi

Harlequin Snake EelLeast Concern

Harlequin Snake Eel

Myrichthys colubrinus

Warty SlugNot Evaluated

Warty Slug

Onchidium verruculatum

Great BarracudaLeast Concern

Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

Scarlet Cleaner ShrimpNot Evaluated

Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp

Lysmata amboinensis

Peacock Mantis ShrimpNot Evaluated

Peacock Mantis Shrimp

Odontodactylus scyllarus

Brown-line PaperbubbleNot Evaluated

Brown-line Paperbubble

Hydatina physis

Geography ConeLeast Concern

Geography Cone

Conus geographus

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