Grand Tombant (L'Île-Rousse)
An isolated rock and 200 m long drop-off about 1.5 nautical miles off L'Île-Rousse, from 25 to 40 m. Big morays, groupers, purple gorgonians, sponges and fan worms, with salema, wrasse and gilthead bream; a posidonia meadow links it to the nearby Nazo shoal.
Facts
- Region: France – Corsica
- Area: Calvi & Balagne
- Depth: 25–40 m
- Level: intermediate
- Current: moderate
- Type: wall, pinnacle
- Coordinates: 42.667, 8.937 (approximate)
- Highlights: moray eel, dusky grouper, purple gorgonian, sponges, fan worms, salema, wrasse, gilthead sea bream, posidonia seagrass
- Unverified: Unverified: the source gives only the distance offshore, not the direction or GPS; the point is a rough placement north of Île de la Pietra.
- Tips: Exposed – calm weather only; level 2 minimum.