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Elephant cave
Kalýves, Crete, Greece
Max depth8 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodySea of Crete
Water temp16–26°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
Elephant cave is a cave dive site near Kalýves, Crete, Greece, in the Sea of Crete. It has a maximum depth of about 8 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 16 to 26 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Dusky SpinefootSiganus luridus
Marbled SpinefootSiganus rivulatus
Bigfin Reef SquidSepioteuthis lessoniana
Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Spray CrabPercnon gibbesi
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Black Sea UrchinArbacia lixula
Blue Spiny StarfishCoscinasterias tenuispina
Nearby sites
- 1Folegandros Wreck4.6 km
- 2R/K Nestor wreck4.8 km
- 3Cathedral Cavern18 km
- 4Seal Cave18 km
- 5The Wall Dive19 km
- 6Maherida19 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org