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Virgin
Náxos, Aegean Islands, Greece
Water bodyAegean Sea
Water temp16–25°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Oct
About this site
Virgin is a reef dive site near Náxos, South Aegean, Greece, in the Aegean Sea. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, barracuda, octopus, lionfish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 16 to 25 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Dusky SpinefootSiganus luridus
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Yellowmouth BarracudaSphyraena viridensis
Marbled SpinefootSiganus rivulatus
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Red MulletMullus surmuletus
Short-beaked Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Spray CrabPercnon gibbesi
Nearby sites
- 1Marianna shipwreck3.5 km
- 2Amaras Reef3.8 km
- 3Panagia4.2 km
- 4St Nickolas5.8 km
- 5Bristol Beaufighter7.1 km
- 6Agios prokopios reef7.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org