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La Cueva Grande
Mercadal, Balearic Islands, Spain
Water bodyMediterranean Sea
Water temp14–25°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
La Cueva Grande is a cave dive site near Mercadal, Balearic Islands, Spain, in the Mediterranean Sea. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea turtles, octopus, moray eels, jacks, cuttlefish. 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
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Hermit CrabClibanarius erythropus
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Spray CrabPercnon gibbesi
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo
Common Two-banded SeabreamDiplodus vulgaris
Painted ComberSerranus scriba
Nearby sites
- 1La Chimenea0.1 km
- 2El Queso Suizo / Swiss Cheese0.6 km
- 3Punta Grossa0.7 km
- 4El Cormorán0.9 km
- 5Punta D'En Siulet / Macaret Point1.0 km
- 6Coves De Addaia1.7 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org