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House reef

Cora Cora Maldives

This page scores the house reef, measured from satellite. It is not the resort page — for rooms, photos and booking, head there.

Very Good reef Shore entry · 189m Modelled — no in-water survey
Stay here → Cora Cora Maldives — rooms, photos & booking
Reef Conditions
6.7
Rating
Very Good
Atoll
Raa Atoll
Reef type
Private house reef

Generated 2026-07-18 · Modelled from satellite · No in-water survey yet

Reef Conditions · measured from satellite

6.7Very Good

Cora Cora Maldives’s house reef, measured from satellite rather than described from memory.

Reef cover (modelled)Hard-bottom cover, heat-stress adjusted
5.5
38% of the mapped reef is coral or algae (0.95 km² mapped)
Reef structureThe wall — slope, crest and extent
6.8
33% reef slope (0.32 km²) · reef crest present
Accessibility & easeHow far to the drop-off, and what you cross
7.9
189 m to the drop-off · 61% of the reef is shallow flat to cross
Fish diversity & abundanceNeeds in-water or first-party evidence
Pending
A satellite cannot count fish. We would rather say nothing than guess.
Big encountersNeeds in-water or first-party evidence
Pending
A satellite cannot count fish. We would rather say nothing than guess.

This is Reef Conditions — what a satellite can measure. The full Maldives Index, which adds fish life and big-animal encounters confirmed in the water, has not been awarded to any property yet.

What this is, and isn’t. Measured from the Allen Coral Atlas benthic and geomorphic maps (CC BY 4.0) and NOAA Coral Reef Watch heat-stress records (public domain). Its benthic class is “Coral/Algae” combined — a satellite cannot tell live coral from algae — so this is modelled reef cover, not verified coral health, and never a substitute for being in the water. Imagery vintage 2018-2021; heat stress since then is applied as a penalty.

When to go · Raa Atoll

2species have published seasonality for this atoll — Reef manta ray, Reef manta ray. Timing is monsoon-driven and cited.

Seasonality & sources for Raa Atoll →
How it compares

Against the rest of the country.

This reef
6.7
Maldives median (297 reefs measured)
6.0

The national median across 297 measured reefs is 6.

Snorkelling & marine life

Marine life

Cora Cora Maldives · Raa Atoll · a house reef

Documented in Raa Atollcited

Reef manta ray — southwest Raa

Around Maamunagau and Fenfushi, feeding runs December to April, in the northeast monsoon, with young-of-year present in the same window. The record here is substantial: several thousand sightings of more than 400 identified individuals.

Dec–AprSourceIUCN SSC 2023Harris et al. 2020

Reef manta ray — eastern Raa

Vandhoo and Kottefaru flip to the southwest monsoon: feeding around September to November, courtship from July. This eastern side holds roughly 72% of the atoll’s pregnant-female sightings.

Jul–NovSourceIUCN SSC 2023
Not established here honest

Turtles — no atoll-level seasonal study exists; treat them as year-round residents rather than a season

Reef sharks — no atoll-level seasonal data

Where to stay

One resort sits on this reef.

Cora Cora Maldives
Maamigili · Raa Atoll — its own private island
Rooms, photos & booking →

Where this reef is

5.65060, 72.88508

The pin is the island centroid from our geocoding, not the building — properties on the same island share it. Satellite imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics.

Before you get in

Pack for this reef.

Chosen from what we measured here — not a generic list.

Mask & snorkel
The one non-negotiable — a well-sealed mask makes or breaks the reef.
Reef-safe sunscreen
Oxybenzone-free — protects you and the coral, and it’s expected on these reefs.
Rash guard / UV top
Hours on the surface add up; covers you and cuts the sunscreen you need.
Reef shoes
Most of this reef is shallow flat (61%) — protects your feet at entry, and the coral from you.
Dry bag
Keeps phone, room key and a towel dry on the walk out to the reef.

The Reef Code

Non-negotiable. These reefs take decades to grow and seconds to damage — the same rules apply on every reef in the index.

01
Never touch or stand on coral
It’s a living animal — a single footstep can undo decades of growth.
02
Keep your distance from wildlife
No touching, chasing, riding or cornering turtles, sharks, rays or mantas. Hover and let them come to you.
03
Reef-safe sunscreen only
Oxybenzone and octinoxate bleach coral. Cover up with a rash guard where you can.
04
Fins up, float horizontal
One careless fin-kick snaps fragile branching coral and clouds the water for everyone.
05
Never feed the fish
Feeding unbalances the reef and changes natural behaviour for good.
06
Take only photos, leave only bubbles
No collecting shells, coral or sand — living or dead, it stays on the reef.