Pinnacle/CurrentPatrimonio Mundial UNESCOÁrea Marina Protegida

Gordon Rocks

Ecuador · Galápagos, Santa Cruz

Profundidad: 10–30 mNivel: Advanced, drift divingJune-November

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A submerged volcanic crater, popular as the test site for advanced diving certification in the Galápagos.

Depth

10–30 m

Recommended level

Advanced, drift diving

Average visibility

15 m

Water temperature

22 °C

Current

Strong

Access

Boat

Best time

June-November

Recommended certification

Advanced Open Water

Approx. price

100 USD / dive

Ocean World Heritage Marine protected area

Plan your dive

Best time: June-November
Approx. price: 100 USD / dive

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A submerged volcanic crater, popular as the test site for advanced diving certification in the Galápagos.

Protection status

Parque Nacional Galápagos (1959) y Reserva Marina de Galápagos (ampliada en 1998 hasta unos 133.000 km²). En 2016 se creó un santuario sin pesca en torno a Darwin y Wolf; en 2022 se sumó la Reserva de la Hermandad, corredor migratorio hacia Coco, Coiba y Malpelo

UNESCO designation

Patrimonio Mundial (Islas Galápagos, uno de los primeros bienes inscritos en 1978; la Reserva Marina se incorporó como extensión en 2001)

Sources consulted: UNESCO World Heritage Centre (ficha 1); Galapagos Travel Center; Columbus Travel; Rebecca Adventure Travel

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16 species documented in Gordon Rocks

Lobo marino de Galápagos

Zalophus wollebaeki

Tiburón de Galápagos

Carcharhinus galapagensis

Iguana marina

Amblyrhynchus cristatus

Pez luna

Mola mola

Tortuga verde

Chelonia mydas

Bonito listado

Katsuwonus pelamis

Cangrejo Sally Lightfoot

Grapsus grapsus

Near Threatened

Coral de lóbulos

Porites lobata

Delfín mular

Tursiops truncatus

Lobo fino de Galápagos

Arctocephalus galapagoensis

Pez erizo

Diodon hystrix

Pez piloto de la fragata

Nomeus gronovii

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