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Islet Bay
Vila Franca do Campo, Azores, Portugal
Max depth12 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp16–24°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Islet Bay is a drift and reef dive site near Vila Franca do Campo, Azores, Portugal, in the Atlantic Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 12 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, sea turtles, jacks, nudibranchs, groupers. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 16 to 24 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Short-beaked Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Atlantic Spotted DolphinStenella frontalis
Risso's DolphinGrampus griseus
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Striped DolphinStenella coeruleoalba
Killer WhaleOrcinus orca
False Killer WhalePseudorca crassidens
Nearby sites
- 1Ilhéu de Vila Franca do Campo1.2 km
- 2Arcos da Caloura5.2 km
- 3Lagoa12 km
- 4Willy Wonka15 km
- 5Santa Iria16 km
- 6Dori Wreck17 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org