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Akyar Reef
Kuşadası, Aegean, Turkey
Water bodyAegean Sea
Water temp17–25°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Oct
About this site
Akyar Reef is a reef dive site near Kuşadası, Aydın, Turkey, in the Aegean Sea. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, octopus, moray eels, lionfish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 17 to 25 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
SalemaSarpa salpa
Black Sea UrchinArbacia lixula
Slit LimpetsFlabellina affinis
BogueBoops boops
Mediterranean MorayMuraena helena
Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Rusty BlennyParablennius sanguinolentus
Nearby sites
- 1Mustafa Reef0.7 km
- 2Adabanko Reef1.5 km
- 3Paradise4.9 km
- 4Kerveli scouba diving25 km
- 5Lego Hill54 km
- 6Milet61 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org