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Rarotonga overview

Wrecks:

• MV Maritime Reefer
• MV Mataora

Reefs:

• Arbuthnotts
• Arorangi Rock Wall
• Black Rock Passage
• The Chimneys
• Edgewater Ridge
• Edna's Anchor
• Hanarangis
• Paradise
• The Pinnacles
• Sand River

Caves:

• Dave's Caves

Resources & Links:

Dive Centers:

• Cook Island Divers
• Dive Rarotonga - PADI 5* IDC
• The Dive Centre-the big fish

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Scuba Diving in Rarotonga, the Cook Islands

Reader Reviews:

Site: Arbuthnotts

Location: Rarotonga

Description: Reef

Depth: 31 metres (102 feet)

Visibility: 40 metres (130 feet)

Rating: ***

Arbuthnotts is a reef pitted with sandy channels that leads to a steep drop off. In one of the coral gullies there were two white tip reef sharks about 2 metres long. After seeing these I turned around to see a big napoleon wrasse out in the blue. As I headed back into the sandy lagoon I spotted a black juvenile lionfish.

Rik Vercoe, BSAC Advanced Instructor

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