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Folegandros Wreck
Georgioupolis, Crete, Greece
Max depth21 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodySea of Crete
Water temp16–26°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
Folegandros Wreck is a cave, reef and wreck dive site near Georgioupolis, Crete, Greece, in the Sea of Crete. It has a maximum depth of about 21 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
- 1R/K Nestor wreck0.2 km
- 2Elephant cave4.6 km
- 3Junkers 88 Plane Wreck17 km
- 4Cathedral Cavern22 km
- 5Seal Cave22 km
- 6The Wall Dive22 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org