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Ilha de Ancora
ILHA DA ANCORA ( PONTA LESTE) P & P MERGULHO · Armação dos Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
EntryBoat
Max depth18 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp23–27°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Ilha de Ancora is a dive site near Armação dos Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the Atlantic Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 18 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes sea turtles, nudibranchs, stingrays. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 23 to 27 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Cushion StarOreaster reticulatus
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
Arrow CrabStenorhynchus seticornis
Banded ButterflyfishChaetodon striatus
Orange Cup CoralTubastraea coccinea
Red StarfishEchinaster (Echinaster) sepositus
Orange-clubbed Sea SlugLimacia clavigera
Nearby sites
- 1Ilha Dos Gravatás( Corrida Do Capitão ) P & P Mergulho2.6 km
- 2Ilha de Gravatás3.0 km
- 3Ilha Dos Gravatas (Buraco Das Almas) P & P Mergulho3.2 km
- 4Alagados , P & P Mergulho3.4 km
- 5Praia João Fernandes8.8 km
- 6Praia Azeda9.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org