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Turneffe Elbow
Belize City, Belize
Max depth20 m–40 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Sep
About this site
Turneffe Elbow is a dive site near Belize City, Belize, Belize, in the Caribbean Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 40 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, sea fans, lionfish, lobsters, barracuda. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Gray AngelfishPomacanthus arcuatus
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride
SchoolmasterLutjanus apodus
Striped ParrotfishScarus iseri
West Indian Sea EggTripneustes ventricosus
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
BlueheadThalassoma bifasciatum
Nearby sites
- 1Turneffe Atoll16 km
- 2Long Caye Ridge21 km
- 3Long Caye Aquarium21 km
- 4Long Caye Wall24 km
- 5Great Blue Hole - Belize26 km
- 6Great Blue Hole27 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org