The Pacific › Niue
Sand River
40 mMax Depth
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4Species
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ReefSandy bottomOceanSalt Water
About This Site
This moored dive site is located just 5–10 minutes by boat from Avatele Channel. It’s one of Niue’s most scenic dives, featuring rare sandy terrain among the island’s mostly rocky reef systems. Beginning at around 8 meters, a 10-meter-wide sandy channel gently slopes down before dropping off to depths exceeding 40 meters. North of the channel, two large bommies sit between 15 and 20 meters, providing shelter for many small tropical reef fish. Beyond the drop-off, the seabed plunges to more than…
Marine Life (4 species)
NudibranchReef fish ( Scorpionfish, boxfish,puffer fish, surgeonfish, angelfish, bannerfish, triggerfish, parrotfish, trumpetfish, pipefish, clown fish, sweeWhitetip reef sharkmooray eel
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