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Breakfast Bend

Dive Location:  South-eastern apex of island #9.
Depth: Average 16m / Maximum 34m

Breakfast Bend is so-called because it is generally the first dive on a live-aboard excursion – after breakfast! The western section is relatively shallow, averaging 8m; its sandy bottom is punctuated with scattered rocks. Southeast of here are the beginnings of a reef flat, primarily staghorns; these eventually achieve garden-like proportions. They are bigger but much less frequent on the steep reef-slope.

The reef-slope – also formed by small boulders and coral shelves, with many branches of tree, leafy and brain corals. Moorish idols, raccoon butterflyfish and Indian lionfish – paired rather than solitary – are all present en masse. Colonies of garden eels can be seen on the sandy patches. The seabed has widespread coral mounds.

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