Diving Gorontalo: Dramatic Underwater Landscape
Gorontalo lies along the northern coastline of Tomini Bay in northern Sulawesi, Indonesia. Towering limestone cliffs plunge directly into the sea. A narrow coral reef rims the coastline. The continental wall of Sulawesi lies within a few meters of the shore. Diving Gorontalo is a world-class experience.he first wall falls to about 30 meters where a short shelf is visible. Below is another vertical drop to 120 meters. Tomini Bay itself is over 4,000 meters deep. Deep ocean water comes right to shore. Pelagic marine life passes near the wall. This includes schooling trevally, whales and whale sharks. We also see pods of Bottle-nosed and Risso’s dolphin. Nearly transparent pelagic tunicates from the deep ocean drift off dive sites.This coastline in Gorontalo is limestone from ancient reefs. The coral wall is highly eroded by natural forces. This makes for some of the most fascinating underwater landscapes found anywhere. As you will see, the wall itself is full of holes, fissures and caverns. Pinnacles and muck basins are common. Long shore currents hit submerged points along the coral wall. This attracts schools of fish.
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