Rakeedhoo Corner
A site at the southern tip of Vaavu near Rakeedhoo island, dived as a drift along a sloping wall cut by ledges, small caves and gutters. Strong tidal flow keeps the gorgonian sea fans, sea whips and black coral bushes open and feeding. Eagle rays, napoleon wrasse, sweetlips and groupers pass along the wall, with nudibranchs in the crevices.
Facts
- Region: Maldives – North & Central Atolls
- Area: Vaavu (Felidhoo) Atoll
- Depth: 6–30 m
- Level: advanced
- Current: strong
- Type: wall, drift, reef
- Coordinates: 3.3092, 73.471 (approximate)
- Highlights: sea fans, black coral, soft coral, eagle rays, napoleon wrasse, sweetlips, nudibranchs, swim-throughs/overhangs
- Tips: Use the small hollows in the wall to shelter from the current. Shallow hard coral was hit by the 2016 bleaching; the best growth is below about 10 m. Rakeedhoo Corner was among the Vaavu areas given protected status in October 2023.