Andaman & Nicobar Islands · boat
Purple Haze
Shallow soft-coral garden, Swaraj Dweep
12.03120°N, 92.99440°E
Named for the purple soft-coral carpet. Mantis shrimp, nudibranchs and pipefish in 8–12 m. Completes the inshore encyclopedia so the atlas is not only walls and pinnacles.
- Depth
- 8–12 m
- Vis
- 8–20 m
- Current
- mild
- Health
- Unscored
Typical 10 m
27–30 °C
mild surge
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- Geo (surface approx.)
- 12.03120°N, 92.99440°E
- Entry / access
- boat
- Difficulty
- beginner
Surface approximation on a shallow inshore garden.
Short inshore boat from Beach No. 2 or Govind Nagar, typically under 15 minutes. Moored over a shallow garden; little current. Planned as a macro / photography dive rather than a distance swim.
Open Water
Hazards
- low · Critter hunting
Watch knees and cameras around purple soft coral.
- low · Silty pockets
A few sand patches silt easily if a group settles. Hover, don't kneel.
Marine life
Typical: purple soft coral, red gorgonians, mantis shrimp, nudibranch, pipefish, crab
Seasonal: mating nudibranchs in cooler peak-season water, juvenile pipefish
Macro 'haze' of purple soft coral
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