South Point

South Point is where Sipadan trades certainty for possibility. The wall and its ledges carry the island's standard abundance, turtles wedged into every second recess, grey reef sharks on patrol, dogtooth tuna shadowing the fusilier streams, but the reason guides drift wide here is the deep blue beyond, where scalloped hammerheads pass in the cooler months and singles or small groups can appear any season, deeper than most recreational limits and glimpsed rather than visited. Even without the lottery hit, the point delivers a big, moody wall dive with the least boat traffic of the island's marquee corners.

اللحظة التي جئت من أجلها: Hammerhead lottery in the blue, deep wall atmosphere, turtles and tuna as the floor show

التضاريس: Steep wall with ledges shelving into deep blue

التيار: Exchanges wrap the island's southern tip; the blue-water side can pull, and guides brief accordingly.

المخاطر: Depth temptation when shapes appear below; currents off the tip.

التصاريح والقواعد: Permit day required.

الحفاظ على البيئة البحرية: Park rules as everywhere on Sipadan; the deep blue is not an invitation to exceed training.

نيتروكس: يستحق الأمر هنا: الملفات الشخصية تقع في النطاق الذي يُمدّد فيه الهواء المدعّم (نيتروكس) وقت الغوص دون توقف تمديدًا ملموسًا، مع التدريب اللازم لاستخدامه.