Dive Site - Apo Island - Katipanan
| Dive Site - Apo Island - Katipanan | |||
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| Apo Island - Katipanan | 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° 4.420′ N 9.073667° N 9° 4′ 25.2″ N |
123° 16.035′ E 123.26725° E 123° 16′ 2.1″ E |
Google Map | WGS84 |
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| Katipanan is a dive site situated on the Southern side of Apo Island, Philippines. Katipanan is named after the small cowrie shells often seen on this site. This is an easy dive site with little or no current. It is a gentle to steep slope with soft corals and a step down to a sandy slope and can be dived in the direction of Rock Point West or towards Chapel Point. Look out for turtles! This great dive-site can be done in both directions depending on the mild current. In the shallows you will see the best soft coral gardens of the island between 5 and 10 metres deep. For that reason it is the best snorkelling site of the island. After seeing the turtle area in front of the village you can see here the colourful soft corals. Bottom composition throughout the dive is more or less the same with nice hard corals between 10 and 18 meters deep. Location GPS coordinates from Google Earth. Approximate location only. |
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