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Whale shark point
Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataSep
About this site
Whale shark point is a reef dive site near Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico, in the Caribbean Sea. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes whale sharks, sea turtles, reef sharks, eagle rays. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 26 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Whale SharkRhincodon typus
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Queen ParrotfishScarus vetula
Spotted Eagle RayAetobatus narinari
Yellow StingrayUrobatis jamaicensis
Nearby sites
- 1Isla Mujeres Whale Shark15 km
- 2El Farito20 km
- 3Isla Mujeres Bull Shark22 km
- 4El Garrafon25 km
- 5Musa25 km
- 6Musa Cancun Underwater Museum of Art25 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org