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El Queso Suizo / Swiss Cheese
Mercadal, Balearic Islands, Spain
Max depth30 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyMediterranean Sea
Water temp14–25°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
El Queso Suizo / Swiss Cheese is a cavern, pinnacle, reef and wall dive site near Mercadal, Balearic Islands, Spain, in the Mediterranean Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 30 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes octopus, sea turtles, moray eels, jacks, cuttlefish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 14 to 25 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Hermit CrabClibanarius erythropus
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Spray CrabPercnon gibbesi
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo
Blue CrabCallinectes sapidus
Common Two-banded SeabreamDiplodus vulgaris
Nearby sites
- 1La Cueva Grande0.6 km
- 2La Chimenea0.6 km
- 3Punta D'En Siulet / Macaret Point0.7 km
- 4Punta Grossa1.2 km
- 5El Cormorán1.3 km
- 6Coves De Addaia1.5 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org