SS Yongala
SS Yongala (Townsville), Australia
Sunk by a cyclone in March 1911, the wreck lies on a 30 m seabed with its upper parts at 16 m; penetration diving is prohibited by law.
- Advanced
- Wreck
- Reef sharks
Diving in Australia
3 destinations and 25 documented dive sites. The strip under each destination shows its season, month by month.
Dive sites to know
Hidden gem
Piccaninnie Ponds
Mount Gambier sinkholes, Australia
A spring-fed pool of startlingly clear water; its deeper chasm is reserved for cave divers.
- Technical
- Cave
Navy Pier
Ningaloo Reef, Australia
A working Navy pier dived only with a licensed operator, home to over 200 fish species from giant Queensland gropers to schooling trevally.
- Advanced
- Jetty / pier
- Ragged-tooth sharks
Reef
down to 32 m
Cod Hole
Great Barrier Reef (Cairns & Port Douglas), Australia
Ribbon Reef site known for friendly giant potato cod up to 2 m long, with pygmy seahorses on gorgonians around 32 m.
- Advanced
- Whitetip reef sharks
Reef
down to 18 m
Moore Reef Pontoon (Sunlover)
Great Barrier Reef (Cairns & Port Douglas), Australia
Try-dive or certified dives to 18 m from a permanently moored outer-reef pontoon, with 5–12 m of water beside it.
- Open Water
Drift
down to 25 m
Around the Bend
Great Barrier Reef (Cairns & Port Douglas), Australia
Osprey Reef drift to a manta cleaning station where divers hold a line at 20-25 m as mantas hover in the current.
- Advanced
- Manta rays
All dive sites in Australia
Great Barrier Reef (Cairns & Port Douglas), Australia
- Cod HoleAdvanced32 m
- Moore Reef Pontoon (Sunlover)Open Water18 m
- Around the BendAdvanced25 m
- False EntranceAdvanced30 m
- Fitzroy IslandOpen Water15 m
- Michaelmas CayOpen Water20 m
- Petaj MooringOpen Water20 m
- Steve's BommieAdvanced35 m
- Swimming Pools (Milln Reef)Advanced21 m
- Troppo's (Norman Reef)Open Water20 m
- Fish Bowl (Hastings Reef)Open Water18 m
- Nursery BommieAdvanced30 m
- Pixie PinnacleAdvanced30 m
- Round Island (Frankland Islands)Open Water12 m
- Temple of DoomAdvanced24 m
- The Flats (Flynn Reef)Open Water12 m
- Tracy's BommieOpen Water18 m
Ningaloo Reef, Australia
- Navy PierAdvanced15 m
- Coral Bay (shore dive)Open Water10 m
- Blizzard RidgeOpen Water18 m
- Helga's TunnelsAdvanced30 m
- The LabyrinthAdvanced18 m
Mount Gambier sinkholes, Australia
- Piccaninnie PondsTechnical36.5 m
- Kilsby SinkholeAdvanced27 m
SS Yongala (Townsville), Australia
- SS YongalaAdvanced30 m
Photo credits
- Aerial view of the Great Barrier Reef, Ank Kumar, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Coast and reef at Ningaloo, Western Australia, W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Yongala dive site, Australia, Orin Optiglot, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Piccaninnie Ponds dive site, Australia, Mark Whatmough, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Navy Pier, Exmouth, No machine-readable author provided. Summi~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
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