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Arco de Formentera
Sant Francesc de Formentera, Balearic Islands, Spain
Water bodyBalearic Sea
Water temp14–26°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
Arco de Formentera is a dive site near Sant Francesc de Formentera, Balearic Islands, Spain, in the Balearic Sea. Commonly reported marine life includes lobsters, dolphins, nudibranchs, octopus, sea turtles. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 14 to 26 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Blackmouth CatsharkGaleus melastomus
Red StarfishEchinaster (Echinaster) sepositus
Sperm WhalePhyseter macrocephalus
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Curled OctopusEledone cirrhosa
Painted ComberSerranus scriba
SalemaSarpa salpa
Nearby sites
- 1Plataforma Mariana10 km
- 2Esponja17 km
- 3Bajo de la Esponja17 km
- 4Don Pedro18 km
- 5Malvin Sur18 km
- 6Xelles18 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org