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Canal da Ilha Menina
Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
EntryBoat
Max depth14 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp22–26°C
Estimated from climate dataFeb–Nov
About this site
Canal da Ilha Menina is a dive site near Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the Atlantic Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 14 m. Commonly reported marine life includes octopus, sea turtles, dolphins, sea fans. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 22 to 26 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Variegated UrchinLytechinus variegatus
Black Sea UrchinArbacia lixula
Rock UrchinEchinometra lucunter
Blue Spiny StarfishCoscinasterias tenuispina- Brazilian GuitarfishPseudobatos horkelii
- Guiana DolphinSotalia guianensis
Arrow CrabStenorhynchus seticornis
Nearby sites
- 1Costao de Itaipu0.6 km
- 2Mae Ilha Caves1.4 km
- 3Ilha Mae / Ponta Sul1.8 km
- 4Pico da Coroa2.2 km
- 5Enseada do Bananal2.9 km
- 6Ilha Pai / Ponta Sul4.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org