Meemu Atoll · Maldives · Wall · Channel & pass
Deep Corner
Coral walls to 35 m turning into a sheer drop to the blue, cut with overhangs
Area photo: Sutirtha Das wiki · CC BY-SA 4.0
Deep Corner sits in the middle of the channel on Meemu's eastern rim, between Mantas and More and Sharks Tongue. Its coral walls slope gently down to 35 m and then turn into a sheer drop to the open ocean, and the face is cut with a mass of overhangs, which makes it a deep wall dive in a channel that carries the atoll's current.
Where it is and how deep
2.9368° N, 73.5876° EPublished position for this site.
The dive
The site is in the middle of the channel, so the drop is made in open water and the descent goes straight to the wall. The coral walls slope gently at first and keep going to 35 m, which is the deepest point of the recreational dive; below that the slope turns into a sheer drop to the blue ocean, and the guide will hold the group above the lip rather than follow the drop-off.
The feature of the wall is a mass of overhangs, which are explored along the face as the group works back up from the deepest point. Because the site sits in the middle of a channel, expect current and plan for a drift along the wall, ending with an ascent in open water under a surface marker for the boat pick-up rather than a return to a fixed point.
Marine life and season
The sources we used don't single out particular species here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Prime |
Season follows Meemu Atoll: Calmest seas and clearest water on the north-east monsoon, Nov–Apr. Sources disagree on manta timing at Mantas and More (Dec–May versus May–Dec), so do not plan a trip around it.
Know before you go
- Below 35 m the wall becomes a sheer drop into the open ocean; set a hard depth limit before the descent and stay above the lip.
- The site is mid-channel and exposed to the current; drift with the group and carry a surface marker for the pick-up.
Questions divers ask
How deep is Deep Corner?+
The coral walls slope down to 35 m and then turn into a sheer drop to the open ocean, so the dive is for Advanced divers who hold a depth limit.
Sources
- Deep Corner — Scubago
More dive sites in Meemu Atoll
Pinnacle
A soft-coral plateau at 10–15 m and caverns down to 30 m on one thila
Pinnacle
A 4 m coral top, soft coral at 15–25 m and almost no current
Reef
An overhang-lined reef from 5 to 40 m with easy navigation
Reef
Manta cleaning stations at 10–15 m, with 8–9 mantas at once on a good day
Reef
Grey reef sharks and silvertips resting on the slope at 15–25 m
Channel & pass
Rays and sharks on the descent to 30 m, then a soft-coral overhang on the drift
Cave & cavern
A cavern about 10 m high running from 15 to 30 m
Coral garden
Soft, leather and fan corals with sponges at 15–25 m, and no current
Similar dives elsewhere
A Montipora stand owning the wall from 16 to 35 m
An undercut in the wall at 40 m, west of Ski Run
A tunnel and arches cut through a gorgonian wall below 30 m
Schools of grey reef sharks in a channel cut with caves from 8 to 40 m