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El Motor
Carboneras, Andalusia, Spain
Max depth27 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyMediterranean Sea
Water temp15–25°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
El Motor is a reef, wall and wreck dive site near Carboneras, Almería, Spain, in the Mediterranean Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 27 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea turtles, dolphins, jacks, groupers. 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
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
White SeabreamDiplodus sargus
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
SalemaSarpa salpa
Painted ComberSerranus scriba
Dusky GrouperEpinephelus marginatus
Nearby sites
- 1El Ala de la Avioneta0.2 km
- 2El Acuario II0.3 km
- 3El Arco de San Andrés0.4 km
- 4Acuario I0.5 km
- 5El Jardín de San Andrés0.5 km
- 6El Vapor Chocholita0.7 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org