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Les Canons
Sormiou, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyMediterranean Sea
Water temp13–23°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Les Canons is a dive site near Sormiou, Bouches-du-Rhône, France, in the Mediterranean Sea. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, octopus, soft corals, lobsters, sea fans. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 13 to 23 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Red StarfishEchinaster (Echinaster) sepositus
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Black Sea UrchinArbacia lixula
European Spiny LobsterPalinurus elephas
Smooth StarfishHacelia attenuata
SalemaSarpa salpa
Rainbow WrasseCoris julis
Nearby sites
- 1Grotte de la Triperie0.3 km
- 2Les Capelans2.3 km
- 3Exsurgence de Port-Miou4.7 km
- 4Grand Congloué5.2 km
- 5Cala maussana5.6 km
- 6Tunnel de planne5.9 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org