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Smeerenburg

Svalbard, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Photo: David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada · CC BY 2.0

EntryBoat

Max depth20 m

LevelAdvanced and up

Water bodyGreenland Sea

Water temp0–3°C

Estimated from climate dataJul–Sep

About this site

Smeerenburg is a wreck dive site, Svalbard, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, in the Greenland Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 20 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes seals, harbor seals, nudibranchs. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 0 to 3 °C over the year.