The dive site Northern Pinnacles is an offshore rocky reef with coral at Aliwal Shoal near Umkomaas in the Kwa-Zulu-Natal province of South Africa.
Get in
editUnderstand
editConditions
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See
editMarine life
editVarious fish and invertebrates can be seen: Starry moray, Strepie, Round ribbontail ray, Blackedged blaasop, White spot butterfly fish, Twotone fingerfin, Black edged butterfly fish, Shortspine porcupine fish, Honeycomb moray, Salt and pepper moray, Goldbar wrasse, Bridle triggerfish, Spotted Hawkfish, Goldies, Potato bass, Crown squirrelfish, Whitespotted boxfish, Ladder wrasse. Queen coris. Yellow radial sea pen, Tubular hydroids, Yellow jelly colonial ascidian, White soft coral, Branched black coral, Barnacles, Mottled maroon sponge, Greentree coral, Nudibranch Chromodoris africana, Turret coral,
Photography
editSuggested Routes
editFollow the divemaster.
Stay safe
editHazards
editSkills
editNo special skills required. Ability to deploy a DSMB recommended.
Equipment
editNo special equipment required. A DSMB could be useful if you are separated from the group and have to surface away from the dive leader.
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