Cocoa Corner
A roughly 400 m long thila in the Cocoa channel that slopes to a drop-off around 30 m. With incoming current grey reef sharks patrol the pass entrance and tuna, trevally and squadrons of eagle rays pass in the blue; with outgoing current detached coral blocks hold nurse sharks and stingrays. Overhangs and ravines give shelter with sweetlips, fusiliers and snapper.
Facts
- Region: Maldives – North & Central Atolls
- Area: South Malé Atoll
- Depth: 8–30 m
- Level: advanced
- Current: strong
- Type: pinnacle, channel, drift
- Coordinates: 3.9084, 73.4819
- Highlights: grey reef sharks, whitetip reef sharks, eagle rays, tuna, trevally, stingray, nurse sharks, turtles, sweetlips
- Tips: The current decides the dive: plan sheltered 'rest stops' and follow the guide. Sources sometimes treat Cocoa Thila and Cocoa Corner as the same site.