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 Lisbon

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Description:
Lisbon is the Portuguese Republic Capital, located in the center/south of the country. Standing by the Atlantic Ocean and river "Tejo", is part of Continental Portugal coast line of 943Km long and composed mainly with beautiful white sand beaches ocasionally surrounded by rock formations. Yearly average air temperature is 15,5ēC, spreading per seasons as summer 21ēC, Fall 16,7ēC, Spring 14,5 and Winter 10ēC. Continental Portugal and his Archipelago's Madeira and Azores own one of the biggest Exclusive Economic Zones (ZEE) of Europe, covering 1 727 408 km˛. Marine life is very rich and diverse and is very common to find schools of White Seabass (Atractoscion nobilis, Argyrosomus hololepidotus), octopus, squids, sardines, Sunfish (Mola Mola), etc.

Details:
 Nearest commercial airport: Lisbon International Airport (Portela)
 Average watertemp: Min 10 - Max 15 oCelcius.
 Average visibility: 10 Horizontal metres
 Bottom composition: Sand, Rocks, Vegetation
 Dive conditions: Ocean/Sea, Salt water
 Seasonality: All Year.


  Marinelife in the area:
Species  Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr   May  Jun  Jul  Aug   Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec 
 Coastal fish & Reef Life
Congers, Octopus, sqids, Sunfish (Mola Mola), Crab, Lobster, Wrassefish Corvina (Labridae), Huge schools of Horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus), Faneca (Trisopterus luscus), Seabream, Common Snook (Centropomus undecimalus), etc.
  Probability of encounter:  0%,   0 > 60%,   60 > 90%,   90 > 100%