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Cordilheiras
Fernando de Noronha (Distrito Estadual), Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
EntryBoat
Max depth22 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp27–29°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Mar
About this site
Cordilheiras 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 22 m. Commonly reported marine life includes sea turtles, dolphins, groupers, moray eels, nurse sharks. 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
- 1Pontal do Norte0.1 km
- 2Macaxeira0.2 km
- 3Cabeço das Cordas0.3 km
- 4Buraco do Inferno0.4 km
- 5Cagarras1.1 km
- 6Buraco das Cabras1.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org