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Cabo de Palos Las Hormigas
Cabo de Palos, Murcia, Spain
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Max depth18 m–50 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyMediterranean Sea
Water temp15–26°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
Cabo de Palos Las Hormigas is a dive site near Cabo de Palos, Murcia, Spain, in the Mediterranean Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 50 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, octopus, sea turtles, nudibranchs, cuttlefish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 15 to 26 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Goldblotch GrouperEpinephelus costae
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Mediterranean JellyCotylorhiza tuberculata
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Dusky GrouperEpinephelus marginatus
Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Spray CrabPercnon gibbesi
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo
Nearby sites
- 1Naranjito0.1 km
- 2Balky Point0.3 km
- 3Cala Roja- Cabo de Palos0.9 km
- 4Cala Fria0.9 km
- 5Cala de la Escalerica0.9 km
- 6Bajo de Fuera1.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org