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Sant Istiu
l'Estartit, Catalonia, Spain
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Water bodyGulf of Lion
Water temp13–23°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Sant Istiu is a wall dive site near l'Estartit, Girona, Spain, in the Gulf of Lion. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, sea fans, lobsters, octopus, soft corals. 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
Slit LimpetsFlabellina affinis
European Spiny LobsterPalinurus elephas
Red StarfishEchinaster (Echinaster) sepositus
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Violet Sea UrchinSphaerechinus granularis
Black Sea UrchinArbacia lixula
Mediterranean MorayMuraena helena
Nearby sites
- 1Les Ferranelles0.1 km
- 2Dolfi Sud0.1 km
- 3Dolfi Nord0.1 km
- 4Tasco Gros0.2 km
- 5Tasco Petit0.2 km
- 6Carall Bernat0.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org