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Portugal Underwater Photo Sites (5)
"When two worlds meet"...through my dome.
| Facts about Pedra do Leão - Sesimbra, Portugal It is in Portugal- Pedra do Leão - Sesimbra, Portugal is in the Atlantic (European coastal).
- The typical depth is 0-10 Metres 0-30 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 3-10 Metres 10-30 Feet.
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| | Facts about Sesimbra - River Gurara |
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| Facts about Mesas- It is in Portugal
- Mesas is in the Balearic Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 0-3 Metres 0-10 Feet.
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Abysses and a formation of rocks and pinnacles coming up from 200 to 2000 meters. Fantastic oceanic diving. Only accessible with local dive operators from Sao Miguel Island, Azores.
| Facts about Formigas- It is in Portugal
- Formigas is in the Atlantic.
- The typical depth is 50+ Metres 160+ Feet.
- The typical visibility is 30+ Metres 100+ Feet.
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| | Facts about S. Miguel - Azores |
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We can find many nudibranchs on this Island
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By Plane is 2 hours from Lisbon to arrive at S.Miguel airport. Here you can find a few dive schools to whom you can arrange a dive trip. At S.miguel Island you can find many dive sites where you can take great pictures. This one was taken above a wreck called "Dori". Other dive sites you can find, with a little lick, some Mantas and sharks near by.
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Lisbon Ocabic Aquarium, or Oceanário de Lisboa, is a very interesting place to visit.
Diving inside it is possible if you are a biologist there or a member of the aquarium staff only.
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A very nice and life-rch dive spot.
Water temperature: around 16º on Winter, 20º on Summer.
Visibility: about 10 mts
Several species can be seen here, including Moon Fish, Small Sharks, Eagle Rays..
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The Madeirense wreck is one of the best dive sites in Portugal. Fantastic blue waters and great visibility. The wreck is in good condition and offers shelter to big giant groupers, comb groupers and big eagle rays, that enjoy are usually found in the sand, surrounding the wreck.
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Octopus posing for the camera. A nice Spot
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Fan worm in Sesimbra
| | Facts about Sesimbra - Baleeira |
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Lots of small fishes. octupus and nudis.
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A shallow spot but with lots of small animals, especially nudibranchs. Some dive centers in the vicinity but few dive there so you better rent or take or own gear.
| Facts about Portinho da Areia sul, Peniche- It is in Portugal
- Portinho da Areia sul, Peniche is in the Atlantic (European coastal).
- The typical depth is 0-10 Metres 0-30 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 3-10 Metres 10-30 Feet.
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Large shipwreck betyween 20 and 30m deep. The River Gurara sunk in 1987.
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Gorgonian garden, a very good spot accessible even to novice divers with lots of macro life.
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A shallow dive site, 10 meters on its deepest point, with lots of macro subjects. It's not difficult to find 10 and more different species of nudibranchs in a single dive.
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A beautiful and well preserved dive spot, the name in portuguese means The Garden of the Gorgonians due to the many soft coral colonies which can be found there, especially Leptogorgia sarmentosa and Eunicella verrucosa.
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Lots of gorgonias and nudis.
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