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Pointe du Cognet
Le Lavandou, Port-Cros, France
EntryBoat
Max depth30 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyMediterranean Sea
Water temp13–24°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Pointe du Cognet is a reef dive site near Le Lavandou, Var, France, in the Mediterranean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 30 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, sea fans, dolphins, octopus, lobsters. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 13 to 24 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Slit LimpetsFlabellina affinis
Red StarfishEchinaster (Echinaster) sepositus
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Black Sea UrchinArbacia lixula
Smooth StarfishHacelia attenuata
Violet Sea UrchinSphaerechinus granularis
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Scarlet CoralBalanophyllia (Balanophyllia) europaea
Nearby sites
- 1La Pointe du Vaisseau1.2 km
- 2Pierre de Bagaud1.9 km
- 3Gabiniėre Est1.9 km
- 4La Pointe de la Galère2.1 km
- 5La Gabinière2.5 km
- 6Îlot de la Croix2.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org