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Underwater Photo Location: Riybanks

Underwater Photo Location: Riybanks

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A beautiful horseshoe shaped reef, with dropoffs and deep gullies. Some of the pinnacles rise from 30m to 16m from the surface. It's about 21kms from Port Elizabeth a large reef for the more experienced diver.
Facts about Riybanks
  • It is in South Africa
  • Riybanks is in the Indian Ocean.
  • The typical depth is 0-30 Metres 0-100 Feet.
  • The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
Dive types
dayboat

Marine Life
bigsmallsharkscoralshoals

Diving facilities
airnitroxrepairs

Photo facilities
macrowideangle

by Anthony Wooldridge
A common octopus taken at Riybanks in Port Elizabeth South Africa

by Angelo Van Zyl
Leopard Catshark at RIY BANKS, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
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