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Besmi Island
Megísti, Antalya, Turkey
Water bodyMediterranean Sea
Water temp17–28°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
Besmi Island is a drift and reef dive site near Megísti, Antalya, Turkey, in the Mediterranean Sea. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes lionfish, groupers, nudibranchs, jacks, sea turtles. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 17 to 28 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Devil FirefishPterois miles
Marbled SpinefootSiganus rivulatus
Yellowspotted PufferTorquigener flavimaculosus
Red Sea GoatfishParupeneus forsskali
CornetfishFistularia commersonii
RedcoatSargocentron rubrum
Goldblotch GrouperEpinephelus costae
Dusky SpinefootSiganus luridus
Nearby sites
- 1Lighthouse, C-47 Airplane4.2 km
- 2Neptün4.2 km
- 3Pigeon Island4.4 km
- 4Shark Sculpture4.4 km
- 5Kas Flying Fish Cape5.6 km
- 6Kas Pinar Reef7.9 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org