Dive Site - Apo Island - Cogan
| Dive Site - Apo Island - Cogan | |||
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| Apo Island - Cogan | Apo Island, Philippines | ||
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| Philippines |  |
30 m | Advanced Open Water |
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| - | Salt | 0 m | |
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| 9° 4.722′ N 9.0787° N 9° 4′ 43.32″ N |
123° 16.264′ E 123.271067° E 123° 16′ 15.84″ E |
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| The Cogon dive site is named after the Filipino 'cogon' grass that lines the shore in front of the dive site. This dive site off Apo Island, Philippines, is known for its sometime fierce currents and is therefore only recommended for advanced divers with drift diving experience. The dive site starts on a sandy slope and progresses to a coral slope with amazing colours and a vast array of soft corals and sponges. Look out for the family of bump head parrot fish that sometimes frequent this area as well as the occasional giant trevally. As the dive site progresses you head into a sandy channel where you can hide from the current and watch the fish play above you. Eventually the topography changes to a wall dive with big coral boulders and outcrops. The current ensures there is a variety of marine life in evidence, and keep an eye open in the blue for the huge schools of big eye trevallies. |
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