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Ilhéu Maldito
Peniche, Lisboa, Portugal
Max depth20 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp15–20°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
Ilhéu Maldito is a cavern, channel and wall dive site near Peniche, Leiria, Portugal, in the Atlantic Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 20 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, jacks, dolphins, octopus, mola mola. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 15 to 20 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
ScadTrachurus trachurus
PilchardSardina pilchardus
Atlantic Chub MackerelScomber colias
Short-beaked Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
European AnchovyEngraulis encrasicolus
Mola MolaMola mola
MackerelScomber scombrus
Nearby sites
- 1Carreiro dos Cações0.4 km
- 2Rinchão0.5 km
- 3Pedra da Velha0.6 km
- 4Flandres0.7 km
- 5Primavera0.7 km
- 6Piscinas0.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org