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Abyss Garden
La Ciotat, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
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Water bodyMediterranean Sea
Water temp13–23°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Abyss Garden is a dive site near La Ciotat, Bouches-du-Rhône, France, in the Mediterranean Sea. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, octopus, soft corals, lobsters, dolphins. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 13 to 23 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Red StarfishEchinaster (Echinaster) sepositus
Black Sea UrchinArbacia lixula
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Violet Sea UrchinSphaerechinus granularis
Scarlet CoralBalanophyllia (Balanophyllia) europaea
Cotton-spinnerHolothuria (Holothuria) tubulosa
Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
European Spiny LobsterPalinurus elephas
Nearby sites
- 1G P E S0.1 km
- 2Eden Dive1.1 km
- 3Calanque de Figuerolles1.9 km
- 4Émergence du Bestouan7.4 km
- 5Exsurgence de Port-Miou8.5 km
- 6Les Canons13 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org