Kiritimati (Isla Christmas)
The largest coral atoll in the world by land area, remote and with world-class sport fishing.
Depth
5–30 m
Recommended level
Advanced Open Water
Average visibility
25 m
Water temperature
28 °C
Current
Strong
Access
Boat
Best time
All year round
Recommended certification
Advanced Open Water
Approx. price
100 USD / dive
The largest coral atoll in the world by land area, remote and with world-class sport fishing.
Location
See on the interactive map31 species documented in Kiritimati (Isla Christmas)
Least ConcernBarracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
VulnerableManta de arrecife
Mobula alfredi
EndangeredNapoleón
Cheilinus undulatus
EndangeredTiburón gris de arrecife
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
EndangeredTortuga verde
Chelonia mydas
Critically EndangeredAlmeja gigante
Tridacna gigas
Anguila serpiente de bandas
Myrichthys colubrinus
Anémona magnífica
Heteractis magnifica
Babosa de mar verrugosa
Onchidium verruculatum
Bonito listado
Katsuwonus pelamis
Camarón limpiador
Lysmata amboinensis
Camarón pistola
Alpheus bellulus
Ecosystem
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