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Benwood Shipwreck
Key Largo, Florida, United States
Water bodyGulf of Mexico
Water temp23–30°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Jul
About this site
Benwood Shipwreck is a wreck dive site near Key Largo, Florida, United States, in the Gulf of Mexico. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes reef sharks, sea turtles, sea fans, lionfish, eagle rays. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 23 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Yellowhead WrasseHalichoeres garnoti
Clown WrasseHalichoeres maculipinna
SwordfishXiphias gladius
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride
Slippery DickHalichoeres bivittatus
Reef SharkCarcharhinus perezii
Queen ParrotfishScarus vetula
HogfishLachnolaimus maximus
Nearby sites
- 1Christ of the Abyss5.5 km
- 2USS Spiegel Grove11 km
- 3Grecian Rocks14 km
- 4Benwood14 km
- 5City of Washington14 km
- 6Christ of the Abyss (Key Largo Dry Rocks)14 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org