ELEPHANT ROCK
Malta
Elephant Rock is a natural arch and is located on the east side of Comino Island. The seabed is sandy with sparse posidoniae patches and it is suitable for all levels of divers; depth ranges from 3m to 18 metres. The large boulders on top of each other create beautiful swimthroughs and overhangs and creates the ideal environment for a variety of marine life, For the more experienced diver the main attraction of this dive is the 30 meters long tunnel, the Santa Maria Tunnel, that runs through the headland. The entrance for the tunnel can be found at 6 metres depth.
Particulars
Elephant Rock is a sea natural arch eroded through upper coralline limestone and ahs a span of 8 meters. Bring a torch!
Warnings
Exposed site so watch currents, surge and swell.
ELEPHANT ROCK Features
- Nicknames
- Santa Maria Tunnel,
- Address
- N.v.t. N/A
- Parking
- At boat charter
- Distance
- 30 min.
- Suitable for
- All levels
- Permit
- N.v.t.
- Access
- Free access
- Facilities
- None
- Water
- Salt
- Tide
- N.v.t.
- Kind of dive
- Boat dive, reef dive , cavern dive, explorer dive
- Current
- Limited, variable
- Visibility
- 20-40 m.
- Average visibility
- 30 m.
- Depth
- 3-18 m.
- Bottom
- rotsblokken,grind of kiezel(stenen),rotsen,zand en zeegras
- Life
- Dusky grouper or merou, bath sponge, double banded bream, amberjack, mediterranean cardinalfish or king of the mullets, common octopus, european parrotfish, ornate- or turkish wrasse, sponge, threefin blenny or triplefin blenny, black faced blenny, dentex, saddled bream, mediterranean moray or roman eel
- Other recreation
- None
- Emergency
- 112