Koh Rung Samloem is the nicest island within daytrip distance, taking about 2 hours one way. It harbors a small fishing village, three major beaches and several minor beaches almost entirely uninhabited, including some very nice, sheltered beaches on the north side near Koh Kon. Rocky reefs around both islands host a variety of marine life in both shallow waters and at depths up to 18 meters.
Like all of the nearby islands, the best diving and visibility is on the west side. Species sightings include cobia, puffer fish, moray eels, octopus, rays, crabs, nudibranch, cuttlefish, scorpion fish, lion fish, barracuda, yellow goatfish, parrotfish and more.
The Golfe du Morbihan (Gulf of Morbihan) of the Kerguelen islands forms deep and broad notch in the central section of principal island of the Kerguelen Islands, Grande Terre. It is a relatively protected maritime space constituting a natural shelter for the ships and on the banks of which were established the stations of Port-Jeanne-d'Arc and Port-aux-Français. The gulf of Morbihan is strewn with many islands and islets. It was thus so called by Raymond Rallier du Baty at the time of its forwardings of the beginning of the 20th century,
