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Baixa da Cruz
★★★★☆
(1,001)
Located offshore from Machico village, in front of 3 Marias dive site, Baixa da Cruz is less than 100 meters from the shore. This dive begins at just 3 meters, with a small peak and gets deeper until reaching 35 meters on a sandy bottom.
The black coral is just one of the attractions along with massive schools of barracuda and salemas which are usually present around the seamount.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
84 Sightings
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9
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21
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8
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11
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4
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Total number of species approx.: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
56 Sightings
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5
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9
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5
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8
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17
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12
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Total number of species approx.: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
25 Sightings
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3
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6
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7
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6
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
11 Sightings
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3
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4
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4
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 3
Shutterstock_Leo Lorenzo
Trumpetfish
50 Sightings
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4
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8
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6
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10
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9
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5
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8
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 250
Shutterstock-Henry_and_Laura_Whittaker
Grouper/Basslets
34 Sightings
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3
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6
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5
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8
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6
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6
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 250
iStock-Miguel-Angelo-Silva.
Scorpionfish
32 Sightings
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3
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10
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5
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8
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0
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0
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6
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0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 3400
Shutterstock-Shane Gross
Shrimp
24 Sightings
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3
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6
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4
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5
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6
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0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 80
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
20 Sightings
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4
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4
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6
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6
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0
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0
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 110
iStock-Rainer von Brandis
Snapper
19 Sightings
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3
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5
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6
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5
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