Shallow Point - Lakshadweep
Shallow Point, true to its name, offers a relaxed dive in Lakshadweep, topping out at 15m. It’s a gentle spot, ideal for new divers getting comfortable in the water. You'll find a scattering of the usual reef suspects here, like parrotfish and small wrasse, drifting across the sandy patches and coral bommies. Good for a calm introduction to the local underwater scene.
- Location
- Lakshadweep, India, Indian Ocean & East Africa
- Coordinates
- 10.979000, 72.267400
- Maximum Depth
- 15m
- Difficulty
- Beginner
Nearby Dive Sites in Lakshadweep
- Agatti Edge - 19m
- Butterfly Valley - 23m (reef)
- Byramgore Reef (reef)
- Byramgore Reef (reef)
- Byramgore Reef - 5-20m (reef)
- Cherbaniani Reef - 5-20m (reef)
- Eastern Jetty - 15m (reef)
- Grand Canyon - 31m
- Hard Coral Cafe - 19m (reef)
- Indira-Shastri Dweep
- Kalpitty Slope - 21m (reef)
- Manta Point - 20m (reef)
- Neptune’s Balcony - 29m (wall)
- Oval - 12m
- PACIFICOEVERETT - 0m (wreck)
Nearest Dive Centres to Shallow Point
- Ammathi Scuba - ["PADI"]
- Lak Scuba - ["PADI"]
- Lakshadweep Diving Academy - ["PADI"]
- Tortuga Dive Center - SSI
Marine Life in Lakshadweep
Home to 386 recorded species including 259 reef fish, 52 hard corals, 17 sea snails & nudibranchs, 12 sharks & rays, 11 sea cucumbers, 8 seagrass & algae.
Notable Species
- Branched sandpaper coral (Psammocora contigua) - Hard Corals
- Cauliflower coral (Pocillopora damicornis) - Hard Corals
- Humpbacked conch (Gibberulus gibberulus) - Sea Snails & Nudibranchs
- Staghorn coral (Acropora humilis) - Hard Corals
- Sea lettuce (Ulva lactuca) - Seagrass & Algae
- Manini (Acanthurus triostegus) - Reef Fish
- Stony coral (Porites cylindrica) - Hard Corals
- Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) - Reef Fish
- Common Mushroom Coral (Fungia fungites) - Hard Corals
- Fluorescence grass coral (Galaxea fascicularis) - Hard Corals
- Ternate Chromis (Chromis ternatensis) - Reef Fish
- Transverse coral (Leptastrea transversa) - Hard Corals
- Staghorn coral (Acropora hyacinthus) - Hard Corals
- Belted wrasse (Stethojulis balteata) - Reef Fish
- Stony coral (Porites solida) - Hard Corals
- cowry (Monetaria moneta) - Sea Snails & Nudibranchs
- Cauliflower coral (Pocillopora verrucosa) - Hard Corals
- Staghorn coral (Acropora monticulosa) - Hard Corals
- Spine coral (Hydnophora microconos) - Hard Corals
- Smooth cauliflower coral (Stylophora pistillata) - Hard Corals