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Cornelius Bay
Saliña, Curaçao, Curacao
EntryBoat
Max depth19 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–29°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Cornelius Bay is a dive site near Saliña, Curaçao, Curacao, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 19 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea fans, moray eels, groupers, sea turtles, barracuda. 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
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride
TrumpetfishAulostomus maculatus
Caribbean Reef SquidSepioteuthis sepioidea
Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilis
Spiny UrchinDiadema antillarum
Striped ParrotfishScarus iseri
French GruntHaemulon flavolineatum
Nearby sites
- 1Royal Reef0.5 km
- 2Saba0.5 km
- 3Stella Maris / Ocean Encounters0.6 km
- 4Sandy’s Plateau0.9 km
- 5Oswaldo’s Drop Off1.1 km
- 6Car Pile - Marie Pampoen1.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org