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Cova de la Sal

l'Escala, Catalonia, Spain

Photo: sito.rm · CC BY-SA 3.0

Water bodyGulf of Lion

Water temp13–23°C

Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep

About this site

Cova de la Sal is a cave dive site near l'Escala, Girona, Spain, in the Gulf of Lion. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, lobsters, octopus, sea fans, soft corals. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 13 to 23 °C over the year.

Conditions by month

BestGoodMixed

OctoberGood

Generally good diving.

Marine life

Recorded nearby

European Spiny LobsterPalinurus elephas
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Red StarfishEchinaster (Echinaster) sepositus
Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Black Sea UrchinArbacia lixula
Slit LimpetsFlabellina affinis
Barrel JellyfishRhizostoma pulmo
Violet Sea UrchinSphaerechinus granularis

Nearby sites

Straight-line distances.

Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org