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Buraco do Inferno
Fernando de Noronha (Distrito Estadual), Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
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EntryBoat
Max depth19 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp27–29°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Mar
About this site
Buraco do Inferno is a dive site near Fernando de Noronha (Distrito Estadual), Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, in the Atlantic Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 19 m. Commonly reported marine life includes sea turtles, octopus, lobsters, dolphins, groupers. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Spinner DolphinStenella longirostris
ButterfishCephalopholis fulva- Rocas GregoryStegastes rocasensis
- Noronha WrasseThalassoma noronhanum
Brown ChromisAzurina multilineata
Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilis
DoctorfishAcanthurus chirurgus- Gray ParrotfishSparisoma axillare
Nearby sites
- 1Cordilheiras0.4 km
- 2Macaxeira0.4 km
- 3Pontal do Norte0.5 km
- 4Cabeço das Cordas0.6 km
- 5Cagarras0.9 km
- 6Buraco das Cabras0.9 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org