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KICKER ROCK
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Overview
Description
Kicker Rock (time from port to Kicker Rock 45 minutes). Sleeping Lion or Kicker Rock is a rock formation, located on the coast of San Cristóbal Island, in the Galapagos Archipelago. It is a magnificent islet in the middle of the sea, rising 500 feet from the ocean, it has the shape of a gigantic sleeping lion, hence its name. The rocks are remains of a vertical tuff stone formation and are a favorite place for various species of seabirds, sharks, fish, turtles, sea lions, eagle rays, etc.
Location -0.77722, -89.51937Get Directions
Dive Types
Sandy bottom, Wall, Channel
Suggested Equipment
Booties, Camera, Dive computer, Gloves, Hood, Shorty, Surface Marker Buoy, Wetsuit
Entry
Boat
Common SightingsWhitetip Reef Sharks, Blacktip Reef Sharks, Nurse Sharks, Sea Turtles, Nudibranchs, Green Turtles, Mantas, Sharks (Grey Reef/Oceanic White Tip/Silky/Hammerhead/Whale/Tiger/Sandbar) Nudibranches, Dolphins, Hump Back Wahles, Octos
Water Type
Salt
Maximum Depth 656 feet / 200 meters
Sources: This page wouldn't be possible without contributions from the following PADI members: I-Galapagos ExcursionsDisclaimer
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