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Cueva de Zeus
La Manga del Mar Menor, Murcia, Spain
Max depth20 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyMediterranean Sea
Water temp15–26°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
Cueva de Zeus is a cave and cavern dive site near La Manga del Mar Menor, Murcia, Spain, in the Mediterranean Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 20 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, sea turtles, stingrays, cuttlefish, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 15 to 26 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Mediterranean JellyCotylorhiza tuberculata
Dusky GrouperEpinephelus marginatus
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Common GuitarfishRhinobatos rhinobatos
Spiny Butterfly RayGymnura altavela
Common StingrayDasyatis pastinaca
Blue CrabCallinectes sapidus
DentexDentex dentex
Nearby sites
- 1Isla Grosa0.1 km
- 2Farallon Norte0.9 km
- 3Farallon Sur1.0 km
- 4Pecio El Carbonero8.2 km
- 5Bajo de Fuera9.4 km
- 6Bajo de Dentro9.6 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org