Cabo Douglas
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About this site
Cabo Douglas is a dive site off Fernandina Island, the westernmost island in the Galápagos archipelago. Fernandina is an active volcano — it has erupted twice in the last decade — and is considered the geologic "hot spot" of the Galápagos.
The site is dived seasonally, running from July through December, when visibility is characteristically poor. During this period it appears on liveaboard western-island itineraries as a morning dive, typically paired with an afternoon visit to Punta Vicente Roca on Isabela Island.
Cabo Douglas is the only site on Galápagos liveaboard itineraries where divers can observe marine iguanas feeding underwater. Penguins are also present and feed on small silver sardines, using schools of black-striped salemas as cover. Turtles are especially abundant here, and that concentration of turtles is thought to be why orcas are periodically sighted at the site.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Pronghorn Spiny LobsterPanulirus penicillatusReported here · unconfirmed
Cortez Rainbow WrasseThalassoma lucasanumReported here · unconfirmed
OrcaOrcaConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
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