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Cueva De Las Gambas
Javea, Valencian Community, Spain
Max depth15 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyBalearic Sea
Water temp14–26°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
Cueva De Las Gambas is a cave, cavern and wall dive site near Javea, Alicante, Spain, in the Balearic Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 15 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, cuttlefish, octopus, dolphins, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 14 to 26 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
Red StarfishEchinaster (Echinaster) sepositus
Violet Sea UrchinSphaerechinus granularis
Cotton-spinnerHolothuria (Holothuria) tubulosa
Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Hooded ShrimpAthanas nitescens
Hairy CrabPilumnus hirtellus
Nearby sites
- 1El Skull0.2 km
- 2Montaña Hundida0.2 km
- 3Pared Negra0.5 km
- 4Cabo Negro0.5 km
- 5Cala de la Barra0.6 km
- 6Cueva De Cabo La Nao1.1 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org