Diving & reefs · Sancti Spíritus
Arrecife de la Barbacoa
Arrecife de la Barbacoa is a reef at 21°21′23″N 79°34′45″W in Sancti Spíritus province.
Arrecife de la Barbacoa: coast and water
23450 m at 107°: Bajo Tortuga (shoal); 26250 m at 70°: Cabezo de Mantí (shoal); 26700 m at 72°: Banco Nordeste de Manatí (shoal); 28530 m at 153°: Punta Bretón (point); 29300 m at 9°: Punta Fontiche (point); 29930 m at 28°: Punta del Playazo (point); 30560 m at 20°: Playa Bonita (beach); 32000 m at 4°: Laguna de las Tunas (lagoon); 32080 m at 17°: Laguna Redonda (lagoon); 32140 m at 20°: Laguna Las Caobas (lagoon); 34470 m at 145°: Canalizo Horqueta (channel); 35070 m at 333°: Bajos Las Escobas (shoal); 35990 m at 129°: Canal Cinco Balas (channel); 36000 m at 122°: Bajo Los Corrales (shoal).
Arrecife de la Barbacoa: islands
28540 m at 10°: Cayo La Boca (island); 37850 m at 59°: Cayos Herradura (island group); 38900 m at 138°: Cayos Cinco Balas (island group); 42940 m at 327°: Cayos Machos de Tierra (island group); 44460 m at 141°: Cayo Alcatracito (island); 44550 m at 315°: Cayo Blanco de Casilda (island); 52510 m at 320°: Cayo Tabaco (island); 59820 m at 316°: Cayo Ratón (island).
Arrecife de la Barbacoa: inland
20600 m at 360°: Sabana de Ciego Banao (settlement); 29860 m at 10°: Zaza (stream); 34380 m at 38°: Arroyo de Boquerones (stream); 34830 m at 8°: Los Jipios (locality).
Arrecife de la Barbacoa: distances
43990 m at 18°: Guasimal; 46110 m at 330°: Playa Las Majaguas; 56800 m at 38°: La Sierpe; 64610 m at 318°: Alberto Delgado Airport ; 125260 m at 315°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 61440 m at 316°: Marina Trinidad (Casilda) (marina).
Arrecife de la Barbacoa: close by
2600 m at 189°: Médanos de la Vela (reef); 3890 m at 22°: Punta Arrecife (reef); 11080 m at 3°: Cayo Zaza de Afuera (cay); 11450 m at 2°: Cayo Chiquito (cay); 24600 m at 78°: Banco de Manatí (reef).
Arrecife de la Barbacoa: marine life records
151 records of 42 species within 10 km, 1992 to 2001: 79 corals, 72 fish. That is 48.1 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Agaricia agaricites, 15 (corals); Siderastrea siderea, 13 (corals); Orbicella franksi, 9 (corals); Scarus iseri, 9 (fish); Orbicella annularis, 8 (corals); Orbicella faveolata, 8 (corals); Sparisoma viride, 7 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 6 (fish); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 6 (fish); Montastraea cavernosa, 5 (corals); Porites astreoides, 5 (corals); Acanthurus bahianus, 5 (fish).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Arrecife de la Barbacoa: notes
No depth or visibility data is held; ask a dive centre.
Sources and data
Name and position: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) (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.