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The Elevator (Skulls Cave)
Punta de Mujeres, Canary Islands, Spain
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp18–23°C
Estimated from climate dataAug–Nov
About this site
The Elevator (Skulls Cave) is a cave dive site near Punta de Mujeres, Las Palmas, Spain, in the Atlantic Ocean. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes octopus, cuttlefish, stingrays, nudibranchs, groupers. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 18 to 23 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo- Rock GobyMauligobius maderensis
- Rock-pool BlennyParablennius parvicornis
Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Grass PrawmPalaemon elegans
Marbled Electric RayTorpedo marmorata
Nearby sites
- 1Mala (Charco del Palo)2.9 km
- 2The Cannyon3.0 km
- 3Playa de Jablillo8.7 km
- 4Telamon13 km
- 5Pecio Rabat16 km
- 6Marina de Arrecife17 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org