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This unique dive-site is a huge lime-stone
pinnacle that soars 30 meters up from the seafloor to just
beneath the surface then abruptly ends and drops back to a
bottom of sand and oyster shells.
This barely submerged reef is a well-known
shipping hazard and is located less than a mile North of Shark
Point. The Thai name for this site is Hin Jom (underwater
rock). Although not as colorful as Shark Point this site is
famous for its vast fields of sea anemones that cling to every
conceivable surface and swing and sway with the current creating
an illusion of it being a giant living rock.
The profusion of sea anemones and the nutrient-rich
water are a magnet to a constant parade of reef fish seeking
food and shelter. Enormous schools of tropical fish, snappers,
groupers, and colorful clown fish, along with larger game-fish
like tuna and barracuda, and the occasional leopard shark
can be seen passing by. Anemone Reef is also famous as a site
for to viewing lionfish sometimes encountered in-groups of
twelve or more.
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