Sounio
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About this site
Sounio, also known as Cape Sounion, is a dive just beneath the ancient temple of Poseidon, with depths from 5 to 24 metres. Small caves and canyons with strong colours break up the rock, and the sea is almost always flat, which also makes it a good place for a night dive.
Visibility is around 20 metres and currents are light. The site is one of the dives in an area that also takes in the reefs and wrecks of Makronisos island and the surrounding islets, and it is graded advanced.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Marbled CrabPachygrapsus marmoratusReported here · unconfirmed
Rivulated RabbitfishSiganus rivulatusReported here · unconfirmed
Warty CrabEriphia verrucosaReported here · unconfirmed
White Sea StarCoscinasterias tenuispinaReported here · unconfirmed
Oculina patagonicaReported here · unconfirmed
Black sea urchinArbacia lixulaObserved near here · iNaturalist
Loggerhead Sea TurtleCaretta carettaObserved near here · iNaturalist
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