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El Arco
Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
Water bodyMediterranean Sea
Water temp15–25°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
El Arco is a wall dive site near Cartagena, Murcia, Spain, in the Mediterranean Sea. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes octopus, nudibranchs, dolphins, moray eels, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 15 to 25 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- BoarfishCapros aper
Curled OctopusEledone cirrhosa- Forked HakePhycis blennoides
Red StarfishEchinaster (Echinaster) sepositus- Blackbelly RosefishHelicolenus dactylopterus
European HakeMerluccius merluccius
Lesser Spotted DogfishScyliorhinus canicula- PearlsideMaurolicus muelleri
Nearby sites
- 1El Muellecico0.8 km
- 2Tajo Colorao1.1 km
- 3Cala Cerrada1.9 km
- 4El Corralón2.8 km
- 5La Garita2.8 km
- 6Punta De Las Animas4.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org