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Elafonisi (Crete)

Rocky reef/Pink beach
Depth: 5–25 mLevel: Open WaterMay-October
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The south-western tip of Crete, famous for its pink sand beach and shallow crystalline water.

Depth

5–25 m

Recommended level

Open Water

Average visibility

20 m

The south-western tip of Crete, famous for its pink sand beach and shallow crystalline water.

Location

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Elafonisi (Crete): 104 documented species

Ecosystem

Reef

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Same country: Greece

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Water temperature

23 °C

Current

Weak to moderate

Access

Shore/Boat

Best season

May-October

Recommended certification

Open Water

Approx. price

35 USD / dive

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Best season
May-October
Approx. price
35 USD / dive
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Same country: Greece

Greece · Crete
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Greater PipefishLeast Concern

Greater Pipefish

Syngnathus acus

European EelCritically Endangered

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

Greater ArgonautLeast Concern

Greater Argonaut

Argonauta argo

Atlantic Bluefin TunaEndangered

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Thunnus thynnus

Little TunnyLeast Concern

Little Tunny

Euthynnus alletteratus

Common LobsterLeast Concern

Common Lobster

Homarus gammarus

MackerelLeast Concern

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Short-snouted SeahorseVulnerable

Short-snouted Seahorse

Hippocampus hippocampus

Red ScorpionfishLeast Concern

Red Scorpionfish

Scorpaena scrofa

European SquidNot Evaluated

European Squid

Loligo vulgaris

Risso's DolphinLeast Concern

Risso's Dolphin

Grampus griseus

Blue CrabNot Evaluated

Blue Crab

Callinectes sapidus

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Reef/Reserve

Zakynthos (loggerhead turtle)

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Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) · Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus)

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Cave/Rocky reef

Corfu (Paleokastritsa)

Greece

Up to 30 m · Open Water

Groupers · octopus

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Rocky reef/Cave

Halkidiki

Greece

Up to 30 m · Open Water

Groupers · moray eels

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CountryGreece
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