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Five Mile Reef
Sodwana Bay, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
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This reef has the most diverse coral communities at Sodwana, making it the most fragile dive site, so it is only open to more advanced divers who can control their buoyancy.


Conditions, Depths and Bottom Composition
68 feet / 21 metres


Marine Life
The extensive beds of staghorn, mushroom and plate corals shelter a fascinating community of tiny reef inhabitants.

Interesting fish species often seen here include flounders, juvenile scorpion fish and paper fish.


Type of Dive
Boat, Reef, Salt


Hazards
Boat Traffic


Minimum Skill Level
Intermediate


Map Co-ordinates
Latitude: -27.4722
Longitude: 32.7028
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