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St. George Cave
Пещера Св. Георгия · Limín Khersonísou, Crete, Greece
Water bodySea of Crete
Water temp16–26°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Oct
About this site
St. George Cave is a cave dive site near Limín Khersonísou, Crete, Greece, in the Sea of Crete. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea turtles, lionfish, octopus, nudibranchs. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 16 to 26 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Black Sea UrchinArbacia lixula
Devil FirefishPterois miles
Hermit CrabClibanarius erythropus
Marbled SpinefootSiganus rivulatus
Dusky SpinefootSiganus luridus
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Spray CrabPercnon gibbesi
Nearby sites
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org