Northern Tube

# Northern Tube, Meemu Atoll

Northern Tube is an exhilarating dive site located in Meemu Atoll, Maldives, offering adventurous divers an unforgettable underwater experience. This challenging site features a dramatic natural tunnel system carved through the reef, creating thrilling navigation opportunities for advanced divers.

The dive reaches depths of 30-40 meters, making it suitable for experienced divers only. The main attraction is the impressive tube formation that divers can traverse, surrounded by vibrant coral walls and intricate reef structures. Visibility is typically excellent, allowing clear views of the spectacular geological formations.

Marine life encounters are abundant, with reef sharks, jacks, trevally, and groupers frequently patrolling the site. Barracuda schools and occasional eagle rays add to the excitement. The strong currents common at this location attract pelagic species, making each dive unpredictable and dynamic.

The site’s remote location within Meemu Atoll ensures relatively pristine conditions. Northern Tube is best suited for divers with advanced open water certification and tunnel diving experience, due to its depth, current conditions, and technical nature.

🐠 Marine Life at This Dive Site

Indian Garden Lizard Calotes versicolor oriolballestermarti

Regal Angelfish Pygoplites diacanthus gillbsydney

Convict Surgeonfish Acanthurus triostegus gillbsydney

Clark's Anemonefish Amphiprion clarkii beabol

Forssk氓l's Pleurobranch Pleurobranchus forskalii tonti

Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus floriane-45

Species data from iNaturalist (CC BY-NC)