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482m & Batty's Barge
Town Area, Gibraltar
EntryShore
Max depth16 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyAlboran Sea
Water temp16–23°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
482m & Batty's Barge is a reef and wreck dive site near Town Area, Gibraltar, Gibraltar, in the Alboran Sea. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 16 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, nudibranchs, seahorses, octopus, sea turtles. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 16 to 23 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Short-beaked Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Striped DolphinStenella coeruleoalba
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Long-snouted SeahorseHippocampus guttulatus
Spiny StarfishMarthasterias glacialis
Long-finned Pilot WhaleGlobicephala melas
Nearby sites
- 1Camp Bay0.1 km
- 2Spanish Barges0.1 km
- 3Rosia Bay, Gibraltar0.4 km
- 4Seahawk0.5 km
- 5La Garita I26 km
- 6Las Piscinas26 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org