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Pico da Coroa
Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp22–26°C
Estimated from climate dataFeb–Nov
About this site
Pico da Coroa is a dive site near Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the Atlantic Ocean. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea turtles, dolphins, sea fans, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 22 to 26 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Variegated UrchinLytechinus variegatus
Black Sea UrchinArbacia lixula
Rock UrchinEchinometra lucunter
Blue Spiny StarfishCoscinasterias tenuispina- Brazilian GuitarfishPseudobatos horkelii
- Guiana DolphinSotalia guianensis
Arrow CrabStenorhynchus seticornis
Nearby sites
- 1Enseada do Bananal0.7 km
- 2Costao de Itaipu1.8 km
- 3Canal da Ilha Menina2.2 km
- 4Mae Ilha Caves3.6 km
- 5Ilha Mae / Ponta Sul4.0 km
- 6Ilha Pai / Ponta Sul6.1 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org