Eagle Point Resort 
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MAPATING ROCK (Shark's Reef) 
Location:
Southwest of Sepok Point
Access:
20 min. by boat from EAGLE POINT pier Southwest across the Maricaban Strait and around the Northwest end of Maricaban Island. This is open water and requires a guide or boatman who knows the site, or it is easily missed. 
Conditions:
Generally calm with very strong currents, out can become very rough. visibility can reach 30m (100 ft) 
Average depth:
20m (65ft) 
Maximum depth:
40m (130ft) 
This submerged rock is surrounded by a shallow area at 12m (40 ft), which ends in a series of drop-offs down to 40m (130 ft). The area is large, and the currents really are fierce; this is a site for experienced divers only. The marine life is profuse, with all varieties of fish, several pelagic species and sometimes Whitetip Reef Sharks and Grey Reef Sharks. 
 
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