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Fernando de Noronha Buraco do Inferno
Fernando de Noronha (Distrito Estadual), Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Max depth18 m–40 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp27–29°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Mar
About this site
Fernando de Noronha Buraco do Inferno is a dive site near Fernando de Noronha (Distrito Estadual), Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, in the Atlantic Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 40 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, groupers, moray eels, jacks, nurse sharks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Spinner DolphinStenella longirostris
ButterfishCephalopholis fulva- Rocas GregoryStegastes rocasensis
- Noronha WrasseThalassoma noronhanum
Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilis
Brown ChromisAzurina multilineata
DoctorfishAcanthurus chirurgus- Gray ParrotfishSparisoma axillare
Nearby sites
- 1Naufragio do Porto0.3 km
- 2Caieiras0.4 km
- 3Canal da Sela da Gineta1.3 km
- 4Cabritos1.6 km
- 5Ilha do Meio1.8 km
- 6Morro de Fora1.9 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org