Million Dollar Point
Espiritu Santo · Vanuatu
At the end of WW2, the US military dumped millions of dollars worth of equipment — jeeps, bulldozers, forklifts, and ammunition — into the shallows rather than sell it cheaply to local communities. Today this extraordinary artificial reef descends to 30 meters in a cascade of corroding machinery completely encrusted with hard and soft corals, creating one of the Pacific's most surreal dive experiences.
Conditions
Depth
5 to 30 m
Open water and up
Current
Usually still
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
20 to 35 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
23 to 30°C
5mm wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Vis (m) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
| Current | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Blackback Anemonefish
Last confirmed Jul 7, 2026 · 10 records
Very likely
Most dives
Giant Moray
Last confirmed Jun 12, 2026 · 3 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
Lionfish
Last confirmed Oct 19, 2025 · 2 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Last confirmed Jun 10, 2026 · 2 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
Clark'S Anemonefish
Last confirmed Jun 12, 2026 · 4 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
Pacific Kingfisher
Last confirmed Oct 29, 2025 · 1 records
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Three-Spot Dascyllus
Last confirmed Dec 26, 2025 · 4 records
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Nudibranch (various)
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Gear