Diving & reefs · Villa Clara
Anchor 8
Anchor 8 is a reef at 23°29′36″N 79°53′07″W in Villa Clara province.
Anchor 8: coast and water
51330 m at 201°: Playa El Roteño (beach); 51900 m at 200°: Punta La Aguada (point); 51920 m at 192°: Punta Prácticos (point); 52140 m at 192°: Cayo del Cristo Lighthouse (lighthouse); 52810 m at 208°: Punta de Piedras (point); 53100 m at 200°: Playa del Esquivel (beach); 53230 m at 215°: Paso del Obispo (channel); 53630 m at 213°: Canalizo Bachicha (channel); 54480 m at 185°: Cabezo de Canaete (reef); 54740 m at 206°: Bahía Isabela de Sagua (bay); 54850 m at 202°: Punta de Pargo (point); 54920 m at 194°: Canalizo Matahambre (channel); 55360 m at 198°: Punta La Gata (point); 57550 m at 191°: Ensenada del Jobabo (cove); 57610 m at 190°: Boca Marillanes (channel); 57610 m at 190°: Boca Marillani (channel); 57690 m at 191°: Punta Leña (point); 58470 m at 241°: Arrecife de Nicolao (reef); 58730 m at 237°: Bajo Nicolao (reef); 59970 m at 185°: Boca El Serón (channel); 61340 m at 179°: Cañón del Inglés (channel); 62110 m at 196°: Punta Gorda (point); 62640 m at 203°: Punta Corúa (point); 63790 m at 204°: Canal de Carahatas (channel); 64090 m at 194°: Playa de Punta Gorda (beach); 64240 m at 204°: Canal de Bambita (channel); 64670 m at 184°: Pasa de Tumba la Olla (channel); 64800 m at 201°: Ensenada de Obia (cove); 64890 m at 176°: Canalizo Monte Seco (channel); 66850 m at 182°: Bahía de Novillo (bay); 66920 m at 190°: Ensenada de Frenes (cove); 67910 m at 216°: Laguna La Bola (lagoon); 68430 m at 180°: Punta Novillo (point); 69640 m at 213°: Laguna Punta de Arenas (lagoon); 71000 m at 242°: Bahía de Cádiz (bay); 71120 m at 236°: Punta Mujeres (point); 72580 m at 211°: Canal de Bomba (channel); 72900 m at 241°: Canalizo Garrafón (channel); 74080 m at 217°: Ensenada del Estero Negro (cove); 74250 m at 212°: Bahía de Carahatas (bay); 75510 m at 218°: Pasa de Guillermo (channel); 75600 m at 243°: Canalizo El Santo (channel); 76250 m at 218°: Punta los Jimaguas (point); 76270 m at 220°: Punta Chicharrón (point); 76810 m at 220°: Ensenada de Millones (cove); 76830 m at 217°: Ensenada Las Calderas (cove); 77320 m at 220°: Punta Jutía (point); 77830 m at 219°: Pasas Las Calderas (channel); 78000 m at 174°: Laguna La Pajarera (lagoon); 78890 m at 219°: Ensenada La Salina (cove); 79040 m at 249°: Arrecife Los Cabezos (reef); 79710 m at 172°: Laguna de los Barretos (lagoon); 80650 m at 171°: Laguna La Paloma (lagoon); 81110 m at 238°: Pasa Baliza (channel); 81650 m at 161°: Punta de Guaqueyes (point); 81810 m at 240°: Canalizo Nicolás Sánchez (channel).
Anchor 8: islands
50680 m at 208°: Cayo Arbolito (island); 50840 m at 208°: Cayuelo de Gandón (island); 51190 m at 202°: Cayo Esquivel del Norte (island); 54580 m at 194°: Cayo Matahambre (island); 54710 m at 210°: Archipiélago Sabana Camagüey (island group); 57580 m at 222°: Pichado Key (historical) (island); 57920 m at 224°: Cayo La Yana (island); 57960 m at 188°: Cayo Mariposa (island); 59470 m at 191°: Cayo Palomo (island); 59730 m at 191°: Cayo Paloma (island); 60370 m at 218°: Cayo Mahomito (island); 61950 m at 192°: Cayo Mendoza (island); 62020 m at 181°: Cayuelos Fondos de Piedra Alta (island group); 62280 m at 168°: Cayuelos de Cayo la Vela (island group); 62560 m at 168°: Cayo La Vela (island); 62940 m at 177°: Cayo Culebra (island); 63880 m at 208°: Cayo Cuadrado (island); 64420 m at 185°: Cayo Chubasco (island); 64470 m at 169°: Cayos Careneros (island group); 66560 m at 176°: Cayo Versagua (island); 67090 m at 211°: Cayo Las Toninas (island); 67460 m at 169°: Cayos Las Balsas (island group); 68240 m at 236°: Archipiélago de Sabana (island group); 69000 m at 242°: Cayo Bahía de Cádiz (island); 69170 m at 210°: Cayo El Chivo (island); 69250 m at 171°: Cayo Isidoro (island); 69380 m at 215°: Cayo Las Picúas (island); 70100 m at 225°: Cayo Frío (island); 70830 m at 221°: Cayo Negro (island); 71360 m at 240°: Cayos Falcones (island group); 71640 m at 220°: Cayo La Solapa (island); 71700 m at 208°: Cayo Zarapico (island).
Anchor 8: inland
63270 m at 192°: Sagua la Grande (stream); 65890 m at 193°: Fortuna (hamlet); 68220 m at 194°: El Dorado (settlement); 69000 m at 202°: Laguna el Limpio (pond); 69160 m at 191°: Palma Sola (locality); 70430 m at 195°: Vegetales (settlement); 70800 m at 197°: San Jorge (locality); 71570 m at 178°: Venturilla (locality); 73420 m at 181°: Batey Lazo (locality); 73500 m at 193°: Pastora de Alvárez (locality); 74020 m at 202°: La Ofelia (hamlet); 74080 m at 188°: Yániz (hamlet); 75360 m at 198°: Palmarito (hamlet); 75710 m at 186°: Aldaz (hamlet); 76060 m at 204°: Silencio (locality); 76100 m at 182°: Piñón Número Dos (hamlet).
Anchor 8: distances
62980 m at 192°: Isabela de Sagua; 64090 m at 194°: Playa de Punta Gorda; 69340 m at 188°: Playa Colorado; 111490 m at 183°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 159840 m at 201°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 132560 m at 254°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).
Anchor 8: close by
690 m at 282°: Southern Escarpment (reef); 730 m at 112°: Southern Wall (reef); 3450 m at 109°: Southern Escarpment (reef).
Anchor 8: notes
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Sources and data
Name and position: OpenStreetMap (ODbL) (record). Distances are straight-line measurements from these coordinates. Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar. Named places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Positions from public gazetteers can be approximate, so confirm a location with a local operator before you travel.