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Underwater Military Museum
Tala Bay, Aqaba 2, Jordan
Max depth30 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyGulf of Aqaba
Water temp20–28°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Nov
About this site
Underwater Military Museum is a wreck dive site near Tala Bay, Aqaba, Jordan, in the Gulf of Aqaba. It has a maximum depth of about 30 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes octopus, lionfish, nudibranchs, groupers, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 20 to 28 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Two-banded AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctus
Day OctopusOctopus cyanea
Devil FirefishPterois miles
Klunzinger's WrasseThalassoma rueppellii
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Sea GoldiePseudanthias squamipinnis
Broomtail WrasseCheilinus lunulatus
Indo-Pacific SergeantAbudefduf vaigiensis
Nearby sites
- 1Cazar reef0.3 km
- 2First Bay0.3 km
- 3King Abdullah Reef0.8 km
- 4Black Rock1.5 km
- 5Rainbow reef1.7 km
- 6Cedar Pride Shipwreck1.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org