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Gully
A cut through the reef top that leads straight onto the wall
Area photo: SNORKELINGDIVES.COM · CC BY 2.0
Gully is a Turks and Caicos wall named for a cut in the reef that splits the wall top into two sections. The lip is a dense coral reef busy with cleaning stations, and sharks, grouper, snapper and schools of blue tangs work the face below.
Also known as The Gulley, Gullies, The Gully.
Where it is and how deep
21.6765° N, 72.4710° WApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.
The dive
The wall begins at about 15 m (50 ft), and its top is a dense coral reef with many cleaning stations. Divers start by swimming through the cut that gives the site its name and drop onto the wall at 26 m (85 ft), where sharks, grunts, snapper, grouper and schools of blue tangs move along the face.
Marine life and season
- Reef sharks
- Groupers
- Reef fish swarms
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Good | Good | Fair | Fair | Good | Good |
Season follows Turks & Caicos: January–April brings calm seas and the humpback whale migration through the Turks Island Passage; September–October is peak hurricane season.
Dive videos
Episode 3 - The Gully · Don Stark on YouTube
Sources
- Dive Sites Provo — Dive Provo
- The Gulley — ScubaGo
- Diving in Gullies Turks and Caicos — Divebooker
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