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Elvin's Plane Wreck
Dorp Soto, Northern Curacao, Curacao
Max depth30 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Elvin's Plane Wreck is a drift, reef and wreck dive site near Dorp Soto, Curaçao, Curacao, in the Caribbean Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 30 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea turtles, groupers, moray eels, jacks, sea fans. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 26 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
Smooth TrunkfishLactophrys triqueter
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride
Queen ParrotfishScarus vetula
French AngelfishPomacanthus paru
French GruntHaemulon flavolineatum
Princess ParrotfishScarus taeniopterus
Nearby sites
- 1Watamula0.6 km
- 2Playa Kalki / Alice in Wonderland0.8 km
- 3Playa Grandi / Playa Piscado1.5 km
- 4Playa Forti1.7 km
- 5Curacao Mushroom Forest2.0 km
- 6West Point2.9 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org
