| Distance | 16
Miles |  |
| Boat
Trip | One Hour | | Diving
Depth | 6-24 Meters (20-80 ft) | | Visibility | fair
to excellent | | Currents | moderate |
| Surface
Conditions | can be rough |
| Diver
Level | beginners should dive with Divemaster |
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This unique dive-site is a huge lime-stone pinnacle
that soars 30 meters up from the seafloor to just beneath the surface then abruptly
ends and drops back to a bottom of sand and oyster shells. This barely submerged
reef is a well-known shipping hazard and is located less than a mile North of
Shark Point. The Thai name for this site is Hin Jom (underwater rock). Although
not as colorful as Shark Point this site is famous for its vast fields of sea
anemones that cling to every conceivable surface and swing and sway with the current
creating an illusion of it being a giant living rock. The profusion of sea anemones
and the nutrient-rich water are a magnet to a constant parade of reef fish seeking
food and shelter. Enormous schools of tropical fish, snappers, groupers, and colorful
clown fish, along with larger game-fish like tuna and barracuda, and the occasional
leopard shark can be seen passing by. Anemone Reef is also famous as a site for
to viewing lionfish sometimes encountered in-groups of twelve or more.
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