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Calimera
Playa Blanca, Canary Islands, Spain
EntryShore
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp18–23°C
Estimated from climate dataAug–Nov
About this site
Calimera is a reef dive site near Playa Blanca, Las Palmas, Spain, in the Atlantic Ocean. It is reached from the shore. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, octopus, stingrays, cuttlefish, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 18 to 23 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Slit LimpetsFlabellina affinis
Scarlet-striped Cleaning ShrimpLysmata grabhami
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo
Angel SharkSquatina squatina
ParrotfishSparisoma cretense
Spray CrabPercnon gibbesi
Nearby sites
- 1Las Toninas0.2 km
- 2Montaña Roja0.9 km
- 3Flamingo2.0 km
- 4Emisario3.9 km
- 5Museo Atlantico6.0 km
- 6Las Coloradas6.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org