Poor Knights
Blue Maomao Arch
- CertificationOpen water / no overhead
- Water temperature≈ 14–23 °C, varies with the seasonestimated, no reports yet
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What it looks like
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The dive
Large schools of blue maomao swim along the walls. It is the best-known and most photographed site of the Poor Knights.
Profile and sections
Large schools of blue maomao swim along the walls. It is the best-known and most photographed site of the Poor Knights.
- Depth and profile
- A shallow arch with a window that lets a beam of light in at certain times of day. No maximum depth published.
- Configuration
- Open arch with daylight: recreational gear (estimate).
Who can dive where
- At least Open water / no overhead
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
This is how the planner decides who in your team may dive this cave. Rules your own trip adds (organizer, a mail, the AI) show with your trip.
How to get there
Boat dive in the Labrid Channel between the islands, with a local dive centre.
Around Blue Maomao Arch
FillsNo fill station known nearby
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