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Gorgonies
Palamós, Catalonia, Spain
Max depth40 m
LevelEstimated: Advanced and up
Water bodyBalearic Sea
Water temp13–24°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Gorgonies is a wall dive site near Palamós, Girona, Spain, in the Balearic Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 40 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, sea fans, octopus, moray eels, lobsters. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 13 to 24 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Smooth StarfishHacelia attenuata
Slit LimpetsFlabellina affinis
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo
Common Two-banded SeabreamDiplodus vulgaris
Rainbow WrasseCoris julis
ComberSerranus cabrilla
Red StarfishEchinaster (Echinaster) sepositus
Nearby sites
- 1Illes Formigues0.5 km
- 2Cap de Planes1.5 km
- 3Cala del Crit1.6 km
- 4El Golfet2.3 km
- 5Poblat Iberic2.9 km
- 6Ullastres III2.9 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org