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About this site
Büyükada is the largest of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara, off the coast of Istanbul, and Kurşun Burnu marks a rocky point along its shoreline. The dive here is a reef site reaching a maximum depth of around 30 metres, rated intermediate. Istanbul-area operators run trips out to this stretch of coastline as part of their Princes' Islands diving.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Common Moon JellyAurelia auritaReported here · unconfirmed
Violescent Sea-whipParamuricea clavataReported here · unconfirmed
Yellow GorgonianEunicella cavoliniReported here · unconfirmed
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