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Name:
The name "Rooi-els Point" is the simple geographical description of the location.
Depth:
Maximum depth is about 20m, but it is mostly 12 to 17m on the bottom.
Marine life:
Quite colourful further out (50 to 100m probably), Lots of bryozoans, sponges and corals, colonial ascidians etc. Kelp forests very dense inshore and fairly dense on the reef north of the point.
Photography:
The area is fairly good for macro photography.
Topography:
Moderate reef of ridges running roughly magnetic n…
Name:
The name "Rooi-els Point" is the simple geographical description of the location.
Depth:
Maximum depth is about 20m, but it is mostly 12 to 17m on the bottom.
Marine life:
Quite colourful further out (50 to 100m probably), Lots of bryozoans, sponges and corals, colonial ascidians etc. Kelp forests very dense inshore and fairly dense on the reef north of the point.
Photography:
The area is fairly good for macro photography.
Topography:
Moderate reef of ridges running roughly magnetic north-south. Rugged sandstone ridges and gullies, mostly fairly broken, and of variable height on moderately consistent bottom depth. An occasional small patch of sand in a gully, but mostly rock bottom.
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