| Location
|
The site is located 47.1km
East of Dili. It is located in a small rock covered cove
before a sharp turn in the road. |
| Entry |
Also known as
"One tree" because there is one lone tree on the
beach in this little cove. The entry is a gradual slope
at the beginning but quickly drops off. No need for lots
of walking or swimming at this site. |
| UW
profile
|
Once in the water
you can gradually descend to the west where you will run into
a big "field" of stag horn coral. This species
of stag horn coral is the bulbous round type and is home to
many fish. Groups of anthias like to hang out
here. In the top reaches of this patch of coral around
4-5 meters depth you can find an anemone city where what seem
like hundreds of tomato anemonefish have come to live in their
anemone homes. |
| Points of interest |
Black
tipped reef sharks, turtles, manta rays, napoleon wrasse, sea
horse, stone fish. This used to be the home of a giant
tridacna clam an estimated1.3 meters long. The clam has
been killed and only the giant shell remains. |
| Topside |
There is limited shade and is not an optimal spot for
picnics. |
| GPS reference |
S 08°
28.751' - E125° 55.868' |
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Underwater
images
from Timor-Leste
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