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Trencabraços
l'Escala, Catalonia, Spain
Water bodyGulf of Lion
Water temp13–23°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Trencabraços is a cave and cavern dive site near l'Escala, Girona, Spain, in the Gulf of Lion. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, lobsters, octopus, sea fans, soft corals. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 13 to 23 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
European Spiny LobsterPalinurus elephas
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Red StarfishEchinaster (Echinaster) sepositus
Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Black Sea UrchinArbacia lixula
Slit LimpetsFlabellina affinis
Barrel JellyfishRhizostoma pulmo
Violet Sea UrchinSphaerechinus granularis
Nearby sites
- 1La Xinxa0.3 km
- 2Port del Rei0.7 km
- 3Punta del ferro0.8 km
- 4Cala Illa Mateua0.9 km
- 5Cala Viuda1.0 km
- 6Cova de la Sal1.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org