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The Island
Gázi, Crete, Greece
Water bodySea of Crete
Water temp16–26°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Oct
About this site
The Island is a reef and wall dive site near Gázi, Crete, Greece, in the Sea of Crete. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes lionfish, nudibranchs, octopus, moray eels, cuttlefish. 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
Devil FirefishPterois miles
Spray CrabPercnon gibbesi
Dusky SpinefootSiganus luridus
Marbled SpinefootSiganus rivulatus
Yellowspotted PufferTorquigener flavimaculosus
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Mediterranean Slipper LobsterScyllarides latus
Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
Nearby sites
- 1Going Throught0.1 km
- 2Chimney0.1 km
- 3The Anchor0.2 km
- 4Cave of Poseidon0.2 km
- 5Balcony0.3 km
- 6Little canyon0.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org