Octopus Reef & Coral Garden (Pulau Gemia)
Two gentle reefs off Pulau Gemia (Gem), north of Kapas. Octopus Reef reaches about 18 m with white-eyed morays, clownfish and nudibranchs; the nearby Coral Garden is about 14 m with clownfish, cuttlefish and groupers.
Facts
- Region: Malaysia – East Coast North
- Area: Kapas & Gemia
- Depth: 18 m
- Level: beginner
- Current: low
- Type: reef
- Coordinates: 5.236, 103.262 (approximate)
- Highlights: moray eel, anemonefish, cuttlefish, grouper, pufferfish, nudibranch, parrotfish
- Unverified: No exact position is published; the pin is a rough estimate on the right side of the island (can be hundreds of metres to ~2 km off).
- Tips: Two nearby sites merged into one entry.