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The Anchors
Rosto de Cão, Azores, Portugal
Max depth16 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp16–24°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
The Anchors is a reef dive site near Rosto de Cão, Azores, Portugal, in the Atlantic Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 16 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, sea turtles, jacks, nudibranchs, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 16 to 24 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Short-beaked Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Atlantic Spotted DolphinStenella frontalis
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Risso's DolphinGrampus griseus
PilchardSardina pilchardus- Blue Jack MackerelTrachurus picturatus
Atlantic Chub MackerelScomber colias
Nearby sites
- 1Rostro de Cao0.2 km
- 2Dori Wreck1.1 km
- 3Willy Wonka2.6 km
- 4Lagoa5.5 km
- 5The Mirrors12 km
- 6Bahia de Capelas12 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org