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Iles des moyades
Illon dei Molhadas · Sormiou, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
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Max depth45 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyMediterranean Sea
Water temp12–20°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Iles des moyades is a dive site near Sormiou, Bouches-du-Rhône, France, in the Mediterranean Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 45 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, octopus, soft corals, sea fans, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 12 to 20 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Spiny StarfishMarthasterias glacialis
Black Sea UrchinArbacia lixula
Red StarfishEchinaster (Echinaster) sepositus
Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Violet Sea UrchinSphaerechinus granularis
Red ScorpionfishScorpaena scrofa
Mediterranean MorayMuraena helena
Nearby sites
- 1Moyadons0.2 km
- 2Calanque des Contrebandiers1.3 km
- 3Tunnel de planne1.8 km
- 4Impérial de Terre1.9 km
- 5Tombant de David2.0 km
- 6Impérial du Milieu2.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org