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Naufrágio do Califórnia
Vapor Rio de Janeiro · Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Max depth15 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp21–26°C
Estimated from climate dataMar–Nov
About this site
Naufrágio do Califórnia is a wreck dive site near Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the Atlantic Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 15 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, sea fans, sea turtles, jacks, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 21 to 26 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Banded ButterflyfishChaetodon striatus
- Sandy GoggleHaemulon aurolineatum
- Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilis
- Blackear WrasseHalichoeres poeyi
- Silver PorgyDiplodus argenteus
Cushion StarOreaster reticulatus- Brazilian DamselStegastes fuscus
- Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Nearby sites
- 1Rio de Janeiro0.0 km
- 2Parcel da Laje Branca2.5 km
- 3Ponta Grossa7.1 km
- 4Ponta do Alvo7.7 km
- 5Naufrágio Pinguino8.4 km
- 6Parcel do Coronel9.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org