8 mile rock - Koh Lanta & Phi Phi
Eight Mile Rock is a solitary pinnacle rising from the depths. We’ve seen whale sharks here, especially when the conditions are right, cruising past the rock face. It’s mostly rocky, with a few interesting sea cucumbers if you look closely. Best suited for experienced divers comfortable with potential currents, as it’s quite exposed.
- Location
- Koh Lanta & Phi Phi, Thailand, Southeast Asia
- Coordinates
- 6.330885, 99.318780
Marine Protected Area: Tarutao
Nearby Dive Sites in Koh Lanta & Phi Phi
- 7 Rocks - 17m
- Adang corner - 15-30m (reef)
- ANG LEE - 2m (wreck)
- ANIAH - 13m (wreck)
- Aow Ta Lo Lancha - 14m (reef)
- CHO SIN SAYAM 6 (POSSIBLY) - 3m (wreck)
- GASLEO - 16m (wreck)
- GINA III - 4m (wreck)
- HAI SHIN - 17m (wreck)
- Hin Daeng
- Hin Daeng / Hin Muang
- Hin Muang
- Hin Muang
- Hin Ngam Koh Rok - 13m
- Hin Nok : Nok Pinnacle : หินนก - 16m (pinnacle)
Nearest Dive Centres to 8 mile rock
Marine Life in Koh Lanta & Phi Phi
Home to 185 recorded species including 156 reef fish, 13 hard corals, 7 seagrass & algae, 3 sea snails & nudibranchs, 2 other, 1 starfish.
Notable Species
- Species code: Ea (Enhalus acoroides) - Seagrass & Algae
- seagrass (Halophila ovalis) - Seagrass & Algae
- thalassia (Thalassia hemprichii) - Seagrass & Algae
- cymodocea (Cymodocea rotundata) - Seagrass & Algae
- Striped Triplefin (Helcogramma striata) - Reef Fish
- Wrasse (Thalassoma lunare) - Reef Fish
- Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) - Reef Fish
- Actor Coral Goby (Gobiodon histrio) - Reef Fish
- Onelined wrasse (Labrichthys unilineatus) - Reef Fish
- Bicolor Blenny (Ecsenius bicolor) - Reef Fish
- Rock Cod (Cephalopholis boenak) - Reef Fish
- Herringbone butterflyfish (Chaetodon triangulum) - Reef Fish
- Brownbanded wrasse (Halichoeres scapularis) - Reef Fish
- Six-line wrasse (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia) - Reef Fish
- Horned Squirrelfish (Sargocentron cornutum) - Reef Fish
- Coral hind (Cephalopholis miniata) - Reef Fish
- Rainbowfish (Halichoeres hortulanus) - Reef Fish
- Telescopefish (Epibulus insidiator) - Reef Fish
- Crown of thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) - Starfish
- Kihikihi (Zanclus cornutus) - Reef Fish