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The Anchor
Asparuhovo, Varna, Bulgaria
Water bodyBlack Sea
Water temp7–25°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Sep
About this site
The Anchor is a reef dive site near Asparuhovo, Varna, Bulgaria, in the Black Sea. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 7 to 25 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Harbor PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Moon JellyfishAurelia aurita
European AnchovyEngraulis encrasicolus
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Barrel JellyfishRhizostoma pulmo
Short-beaked Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Deep-snouted PipefishSyngnathus typhle
Hermit CrabClibanarius erythropus
Nearby sites
- 1Stingray Station - Galata3.9 km
- 2Seahorse Garden - Galata3.9 km
- 3Regele Carol I9.4 km
- 4WWII USSR Submarine Sht-21115 km
- 5WWII USSR Submarine Sht-20429 km
- 6Aheloy DSD site61 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org