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 L'Impérial de terre

France, Mediterranean, Marseille, Riou

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Datum: WGS84 [ Help ]
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Latitude: 43° 10.365' N
Longitude: 5° 23.592' E

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Small rock closed to Riou island (SE). Part of the three rocks named "Les imperiaux".

English (Translate this text in English): Small rock closed to Riou island (SE). Part of the three rocks named "Les imperiaux".

English (Translate this text in English): Small rock closed to Riou island (SE). Part of the three rocks named "Les imperiaux".

English (Translate this text in English): Small rock closed to Riou island (SE). Part of the three rocks named "Les imperiaux".

English (Translate this text in English): Small rock closed to Riou island (SE). Part of the three rocks named "Les imperiaux".

How? By boat

Distance Long boat time (> 30min)

Easy to find? Easy to find

 Dive site Characteristics

Average depth 20.0 m / 65.6 ft

max depth 26 m / 85.3 ft

Current 

Visibility 

Quality

Dive site quality Good

Experience All divers

Bio interest Poor

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Dive type

- Wall
- Cave
- Shoal

Dive site activities

- Marine biology
- Photography

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Tunnels on the eastern side at the bottom; great wall on the northern side.

Two biological interests:
- Oculina patagonica is a hard coral (like those on tropical waters!) that has been imported on the eastern side of the rock, near 4m deep. Brown colour, approx 4/5m².
- Savalia (Gerardia) savaglia is an arborescent anemone that grows on gorgonians (both red an white). You can find this rare specie on the northern wall of the rock. Easy to find cos of the pale yellow/white colour in the middle of the red gorgonians.

English (Translate this text in English): Tunnels on the eastern side at the bottom; great wall on the northern side.

Two biological interests:
- Oculina patagonica is a hard coral (like those on tropical waters!) that has been imported on the eastern side of the rock, near 4m deep. Brown colour, approx 4/5m².
- Savalia (Gerardia) savaglia is an arborescent anemone that grows on gorgonians (both red an white). You can find this rare specie on the northern wall of the rock. Easy to find cos of the pale yellow/white colour in the middle of the red gorgonians.

English (Translate this text in English): Tunnels on the eastern side at the bottom; great wall on the northern side.

Two biological interests:
- Oculina patagonica is a hard coral (like those on tropical waters!) that has been imported on the eastern side of the rock, near 4m deep. Brown colour, approx 4/5m².
- Savalia (Gerardia) savaglia is an arborescent anemone that grows on gorgonians (both red an white). You can find this rare specie on the northern wall of the rock. Easy to find cos of the pale yellow/white colour in the middle of the red gorgonians.

English (Translate this text in English): Tunnels on the eastern side at the bottom; great wall on the northern side.

Two biological interests:
- Oculina patagonica is a hard coral (like those on tropical waters!) that has been imported on the eastern side of the rock, near 4m deep. Brown colour, approx 4/5m².
- Savalia (Gerardia) savaglia is an arborescent anemone that grows on gorgonians (both red an white). You can find this rare specie on the northern wall of the rock. Easy to find cos of the pale yellow/white colour in the middle of the red gorgonians.

English (Translate this text in English): Tunnels on the eastern side at the bottom; great wall on the northern side.

Two biological interests:
- Oculina patagonica is a hard coral (like those on tropical waters!) that has been imported on the eastern side of the rock, near 4m deep. Brown colour, approx 4/5m².
- Savalia (Gerardia) savaglia is an arborescent anemone that grows on gorgonians (both red an white). You can find this rare specie on the northern wall of the rock. Easy to find cos of the pale yellow/white colour in the middle of the red gorgonians.

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chris avatar
L'Impérial de terre
By chris
Jun 28, 2009
Last dive of the trip - With Patrick M. The wall on Riou's side is not the best part of this dive. The east and north sides of the rock are really great. There are tunnels at the bottom and the north side wall is really nice. I have taken pictures of the two rare
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Trip: Marseille 2009
By chris
From Jun 25, 2009 to Jun 28, 2009
UCB1 Plongée dive trip at Marseille.
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