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El Avion
La Matanza de Acentejo, Canary Islands, Spain
Max depth40 m
LevelEstimated: Advanced and up
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp19–24°C
Estimated from climate dataAug–Nov
About this site
El Avion is a wreck dive site near La Matanza de Acentejo, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, in the Atlantic Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 40 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea turtles, groupers. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 19 to 24 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Rock-pool BlennyParablennius parvicornis
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Spray CrabPercnon gibbesi
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo- Rock GobyMauligobius maderensis
Redlip BlennyOphioblennius atlanticus
Madeira RockfishScorpaena maderensis
Zebra SeabreamDiplodus cervinus
Nearby sites
- 1Tunnel6.1 km
- 2La Rapadura6.4 km
- 3El Peñón (Wreck of Tabaiba)7.6 km
- 4Bollullo10.0 km
- 5Bastion11 km
- 6Semiramis11 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org