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L'Ancorone
Rio Marina, Elba, Italy
EntryBoat
Max depth45 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyTyrrhenian Sea
Water temp14–25°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
L'Ancorone is a wall dive site near Rio Marina, Livorno, Italy, in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 45 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 14 to 25 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Barrel JellyfishRhizostoma pulmo
Blue Spiny StarfishCoscinasterias tenuispina
Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
DamselfishChromis chromis- Deep-snouted PipefishSyngnathus typhle
Hooded ShrimpAthanas nitescens
Nearby sites
- 1Secca di Capo Vita0.6 km
- 2Secca del Frate5.1 km
- 3Scoglietto di Portoferraio8.5 km
- 4Junker 529.4 km
- 5Secca di Santa Lucia11 km
- 6Cerboli Anchor11 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org