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Ponta Canjana - São Vicente, Cabo Verde
São Pedro, Sao Vicente, Cabo Verde
Max depth19 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp23–27°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Ponta Canjana - São Vicente, Cabo Verde is a pinnacle and reef dive site near São Pedro, São Vicente, Cabo Verde, in the Atlantic Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 19 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, moray eels, sea turtles, jacks, groupers. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 23 to 27 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Verdean NibblerGirella zonata
- Rock-pool BlennyParablennius parvicornis
Blackbar SoldierfishMyripristis jacobus- Senegalese RockfishScorpaena laevis
ParrotfishSparisoma cretense
TrantranAulostomus strigosus
African HindCephalopholis taeniops
Blackbelly RosefishHelicolenus dactylopterus
Nearby sites
- 1Ponta Noh Jon3.3 km
- 2São Pedro - São Vicente, Cabo Verde3.8 km
- 3São Macário6.4 km
- 4São Macário - São Vicente, Cabo Verde6.5 km
- 5Djeu - São Vicente, Cabo Verde8.7 km
- 6Santo Antao Tarrafal Bay45 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org