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Swiss cheese
Alcúdia, Balearic Islands, Spain
Max depth30 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyBalearic Sea
Water temp14–26°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
Swiss cheese is a cavern dive site near Alcúdia, Balearic Islands, Spain, in the Balearic Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 30 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, seahorses, cuttlefish, jacks, dolphins. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 14 to 26 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Common Two-banded SeabreamDiplodus vulgaris
Painted ComberSerranus scriba
White SeabreamDiplodus sargus
Peacock WrasseSymphodus tinca
ComberSerranus cabrilla
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Spray CrabPercnon gibbesi
Black SeabreamSpondyliosoma cantharus
Nearby sites
- 1Andrea Ferrara Wreck2.6 km
- 2Isla Formentor5.0 km
- 3Es Castellet - The Pinnacle5.1 km
- 4Geronimo Cave6.4 km
- 5Punta de l'Avançada7.0 km
- 6Gorgonias Garden / El Eden de Gorgonias7.7 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org