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Wall/CurrentUNESCO World HeritageMarine Protected Area

Peleliu Wall

Near Ngerukewid Islands

Depth: 10–40 mLevel: Advanced, drift divingAll year round
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A vertical wall at the southern tip of Palau, the scene of a historic Second World War battle; extreme currents.

Depth

10–40 m

Recommended level

Advanced, drift diving

Average visibility

30 m

A vertical wall at the southern tip of Palau, the scene of a historic Second World War battle; extreme currents.

Protection status

Palau National Marine Sanctuary, around 500,000 km²: one of the largest in the world. Palau was the first country to ban shark fishing and bottom trawling throughout its exclusive economic zone

UNESCO designation

World Heritage Site (Rock Islands Southern Lagoon, inscribed in 2012; 100,200 ha and 445 uninhabited limestone islets)

Sources consulted: UNESCO World Heritage Centre (ficha 1386); Wikipedia (Blue Corner); Palau Dive Adventures; worldatlas.com; bestbeachreviews.com

Location

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3 parks within 30 km.

Peleliu Wall: 45 documented species

Ecosystem

Wall

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Water temperature

28 °C

Current

Very strong

Access

Boat

Best season

All year round

Recommended certification

Advanced Open Water

Approx. price

130 USD / dive

Plan your dive

Best season
All year round
Approx. price
130 USD / dive
See location

Same country: Palau

Palau · Micronesia
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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

Yellowfin TunaLeast Concern

Yellowfin Tuna

Thunnus albacares

Warty SlugNot Evaluated

Warty Slug

Onchidium verruculatum

Great BarracudaLeast Concern

Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

SkipjackLeast Concern

Skipjack

Katsuwonus pelamis

Scarlet Cleaner ShrimpNot Evaluated

Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp

Lysmata amboinensis

Peacock Mantis ShrimpNot Evaluated

Peacock Mantis Shrimp

Odontodactylus scyllarus

See all 45 species found here

Ngerukewid Islands

Rock Islands Southern Lagoon

Rock Islands of Palau

UNESCO
Wall/Current

Blue Corner

Palau

Up to 40 m · Advanced, strong currents

Grey reef sharks in groups of 10 to 30 · huge Napoleon wrasse

See dive site
UNESCO
Coral channel

Ulong Channel

Palau

Up to 25 m · Open Water

Whitetip reef sharks · turtles

See dive site
UNESCO
Cleaning station

German Channel

Palau

Up to 25 m · Advanced Open Water

Reef manta rays at cleaning stations · reef sharks

See dive site
ParkNgerukewid Islands20 km away
CountryPalau
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