Celestes - Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Gee Six is one of those deeper pinnacles that requires careful timing. It sits right in the middle of a passage, so you’re looking at strong incoming or outgoing currents if you don’t hit the slack window just right. We’ve found the best approach is to listen closely to the crew briefing and be ready for a drift if the current picks up. Below 18 metres, the western side blooms with soft corals, sea fans, and impressive black coral trees. Keep an eye peeled for grey reef sharks, whitetips, and barracuda schooling in the blue. Visibility usually hovers around 18 metres, providing a good view of the action when the currents aren't too wild.
- Location
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia, Australasia
- Coordinates
- -12.096400, 96.891700
- Type
- reef
Nearby Dive Sites in Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Aquarium Wall (wall)
- Aquarium Wall (wall)
- Barry’s Pool (reef)
- Barry’s Pool (reef)
- Broccoli Patch (reef)
- Broccoli Patch (reef)
- Cabbage Patch Cocos Keeling (wreck)
- Cabbage Patch Cocos Keeling (reef)
- Cable Bommie (wall)
- Cable Bommie (reef)
- Caits Reef (reef)
- Caits Reef (drift)
- Canons (reef)
- Chocolate Flow (reef)
- Claires Corner
Nearest Dive Centres to Celestes
Marine Life in Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Home to 247 recorded species including 160 reef fish, 44 hard corals, 13 sea cucumbers, 9 sea snails & nudibranchs, 7 crabs & lobsters, 5 sharks & rays.
Notable Species
- Three-spot wrasse (Halichoeres trimaculatus) - Reef Fish
- Threadfin (Chaetodon auriga) - Reef Fish
- Lemon Peel (Centropyge flavissima) - Reef Fish
- Batavian Parrotfish (Scarus psittacus) - Reef Fish
- Blackspot Surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigrofuscus) - Reef Fish
- Black Surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigricans) - Reef Fish
- Argus Grouper (Cephalopholis argus) - Reef Fish
- Blue Surgeonfish (Acanthurus leucosternon) - Reef Fish
- Manini (Acanthurus triostegus) - Reef Fish
- Candelamoa Parrotfish (Hipposcarus harid) - Reef Fish
- Clown Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ornatissimus) - Reef Fish
- Chestnut Blenny (Cirripectes castaneus) - Reef Fish
- Maypole Butterflyfish (Chaetodon meyeri) - Reef Fish
- Sponsal Cone (Conus sponsalis) - Sea Snails & Nudibranchs
- Pufferfish (Arothron hispidus) - Reef Fish
- Humphead Unicornfish (Naso unicornis) - Reef Fish
- Silver-streaked rainbowfish (Stethojulis strigiventer) - Reef Fish
- Wrasse (Cheilinus trilobatus) - Reef Fish
- Blue-dashed Rockskipper (Blenniella periophthalmus) - Reef Fish
- Flea Cone (Conus pulicarius) - Sea Snails & Nudibranchs