Turtle Cove

The southern edge of Coral Reef

On the southern end of Split Solitary Island is Turtle Cove, named after the location of a Turtle nook, where we often saw a Loggerhead Turtle sleeping.

Turtle Cove is a divesite that can be amazing, with extensive Coral gardens of Plate coral,more than the Great Barrier Reef. This site hides a lot of macro life. Nudibranchs are common sightings. and rare fish are often found here.

The mooring is located on the top of a 12-14 metre reef, with a large gutter to the west of it, running north, into the island.
The divesite can get to 18 metres deep off the edge of the coral covered rocky platform and usually the walls of the platform hide the interesting animals. not as prolific with big fish compared to South Solitary, with usually poorer visibility, but on it's day, Split Solitary can be a lovely dive.

What you'll see at Turtle Cove..

What you see on most dives! (Click the picture for a larger view. Click the name for additional information.)
Blue Gropers	Sweep	Goatfish	Hawkfish	Sea Star	Pomfreds
Gorgonian Coral	Morwong	Old Wife's	Tarwhine	Surgeonfish	Stripeys
Flutemouth's	Hulafish	Egg Cowry	Wobbygong	Sergeant Baker	Moray Eels

What you might see, if you're lucky! (Click the picture for a larger view. Click the name for additional information.)
Lionfish	Blue Angelfish	Eastern Blue Devilfish	Turtles	Bullrays	Eagle Rays
Cuttlefish	Mantis Shrimp	Spanish Dancer	Grey Nurse Sharks	Nudibranch	Bannerfish

Hazards or Dangers

Currents: No current usually, an ideal site for the first dive in the area, as it is an easy dive.
Be careful with your navigation this area has been known to get people lost! The visibility at Split Solitary is not always good, hence this problem.
Navigation tip! If you are getting deeper, maybe you are moving away from the island!
Turtle Cove is usually the choice mooring in days with North easterly sea breezes, because is allows for protection behind the island.

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