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Enseada do Bananal
Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp22–26°C
Estimated from climate dataFeb–Nov
About this site
Enseada do Bananal is a dive site near Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the Atlantic Ocean. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea turtles, dolphins, sea fans, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 22 to 26 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Variegated UrchinLytechinus variegatus
Rock UrchinEchinometra lucunter
Black Sea UrchinArbacia lixula
Arrow CrabStenorhynchus seticornis- Brazilian GuitarfishPseudobatos horkelii
- Guiana DolphinSotalia guianensis
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Nearby sites
- 1Pico da Coroa0.7 km
- 2Costao de Itaipu2.5 km
- 3Canal da Ilha Menina2.9 km
- 4Mae Ilha Caves4.3 km
- 5Ilha Mae / Ponta Sul4.7 km
- 6Ilha Pai / Ponta Sul6.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org