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Turtle Rock
Bandariba, Southern Curacao, Curacao
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EntryShore
Max depth40 m
LevelEstimated: Advanced and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–29°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Turtle Rock is a reef and wall dive site near Bandariba, Curaçao, Curacao, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 40 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea fans, groupers, jacks, moray eels, sea turtles. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride
Caribbean Reef SquidSepioteuthis sepioidea
TrumpetfishAulostomus maculatus
Striped ParrotfishScarus iseri
Blackbar SoldierfishMyripristis jacobus
French AngelfishPomacanthus paru
Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilis
Nearby sites
- 1Caracasbaai0.3 km
- 2Lost Anchor0.5 km
- 3Reef edge0.7 km
- 4Beacon Point1.1 km
- 5Tugboat1.2 km
- 6Divers Leap1.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org