Critically EndangeredGiant Clam
Tridacna gigas
Near Cape Range
Australia's longest fringing reef, some 260 km, and one of the few great reefs in the world that literally hugs the land. The continental shelf is unusually narrow here, so that deep ocean water, the reef and the coast lie very close together: that concentrates an amount of marine life out of all proportion to the size of the place.
Depth
3–25 m
Recommended level
Open Water
Average visibility
20 m
Ningaloo Marine Park, within the Ningaloo Coast World Heritage Area (around 604,500 ha); the marine park extends up to 22 km offshore
World Heritage Site (Ningaloo Coast, inscribed on 24 June 2011)
It is the largest documented whale shark aggregation in the world, and around 85% of the animals that arrive are juvenile males. The World Heritage property is not only marine: it includes the Cape Range karst system, with hundreds of caves, sinkholes and bodies of groundwater that are home to highly specialised subterranean fauna.
Sources consulted: UNESCO World Heritage Centre (ficha 1369) · DCCEEW · DBCA (Gobierno de Australia Occidental) · Wikipedia
1 park within 30 km.
What is there to see on land, near this site?
10 km away
Which other dive sites are like this one?
Same country: Australia
Same country: Australia
Same country: Australia
Based on what we already know about this dive site.
Water temperature
25 °C
Current
Weak
Access
Shore/Boat
Best season
March-July (whale shark)
Route duration
2–3 days
Recommended certification
Open Water
Approx. price
130 USD / dive
Plan your dive
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