Cleaning stationPatrimonio Mundial UNESCOÁrea Marina Protegida

German Channel

Palau · Micronesia

Near Ngerukewid Islands

Profundidad: 8–25 mNivel: Advanced Open WaterAll year round

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An artificial channel dredged by the Germans that became a regular manta ray cleaning station.

Depth

8–25 m

Recommended level

Advanced Open Water

Average visibility

25 m

Water temperature

28 °C

Current

Moderate

Access

Boat

Best time

All year round

Recommended certification

Advanced Open Water

Approx. price

130 USD / dive

World Heritage Marine protected area

Plan your dive

Best time: All year round
Approx. price: 130 USD / dive

Nearby park (10 km away)Ngerukewid Islands

More from Palau View location

An artificial channel dredged by the Germans that became a regular manta ray cleaning station.

Protection status

Santuario Marino Nacional de Palau, unos 500.000 km²: uno de los mayores del mundo. Palau fue el primer país en prohibir la pesca de tiburón y el arrastre de fondo en toda su zona económica exclusiva

UNESCO designation

Patrimonio Mundial (Laguna Sur de las Rock Islands, inscrita en 2012; 100.200 ha y 445 islotes calizos deshabitados)

Did you know

El canal no es natural: lo excavaron mineros alemanes del fosfato a principios del siglo XX para acortar la ruta de sus barcos. Un siglo después, esa obra industrial se ha convertido en uno de los puntos de manta más fiables del Pacífico.

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 — see the related spots section for more detail.

45 species documented in German Channel

Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

Manta de arrecife

Mobula alfredi

Napoleón

Cheilinus undulatus

Tiburón gris de arrecife

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

Tortuga verde

Chelonia mydas

Critically Endangered

Almeja gigante

Tridacna gigas

Anguila jardinera moteada

Heteroconger hassi

Anguila serpiente de bandas

Myrichthys colubrinus

Anémona alfombra gigante

Stichodactyla gigantea

Anémona disco

Discosoma nummiforme

Anémona magnífica

Heteractis magnifica

Babosa de mar verrugosa

Onchidium verruculatum

See all 45 species of this place

Nearby parks

What is there to see on land, near this site?

Ngerukewid Islands

10 km away

Islas Rocosas del Sur de la Laguna

10 km away

Rock Islands of Palau

12 km away

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