Diving & reefs · Matanzas
Arrecife Lavanderas de Afuera
Arrecife Lavanderas de Afuera is a reef at 23°17′32″N 80°56′46″W in Matanzas province.
Arrecife Lavanderas de Afuera: coast and water
4960 m at 102°: Cayo Cruz del Padre Lighthouse (lighthouse); 7460 m at 156°: Ensenada El Fogón (cove); 10540 m at 223°: Punta Carenero (point); 11340 m at 127°: Punta Empalizada (point); 15010 m at 134°: Laguna de Cayo Cedro (lagoon); 15990 m at 143°: Ensenada del Ferrol (cove); 16930 m at 156°: Punta El Factor (point); 17920 m at 148°: Laguna del Ferrol (lagoon); 20070 m at 192°: Boca La Manuy (inlet); 20860 m at 193°: Punta Ensenada (point); 21130 m at 240°: Punta Lisa Segunda (point); 21490 m at 147°: Estero de Huevo Frito (lagoon); 21540 m at 242°: Punta de Lisa Primera (point); 22080 m at 238°: Canal de Molas (channel).
Arrecife Lavanderas de Afuera: islands
4430 m at 128°: Cayo Cruz del Padre (island); 7230 m at 227°: Cayo Blanco (island); 8660 m at 117°: Cayo Galindito (island); 9160 m at 222°: Cayos Blancos (island group); 12080 m at 166°: Cayos Redondos (island group); 12510 m at 213°: Cayo Hijo de Cayo Blanco (island); 12910 m at 198°: Cayo Machos (island); 15270 m at 140°: Cayo Hornilla (island).
Arrecife Lavanderas de Afuera: inland
21570 m at 240°: Melia Marina Varadero (hotel); 21580 m at 241°: Royal Service Paradisus Princesa Del Mar Resort (hotel); 22040 m at 242°: Melia Peninsula Varadero (hotel); 22340 m at 243°: Gran Memories Varadero (hotel).
Arrecife Lavanderas de Afuera: distances
22170 m at 244°: Laguna Mangón; 27060 m at 156°: Playa Musulmanes; 29570 m at 144°: Salinas La Teja; 57650 m at 240°: Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport ; 69230 m at 247°: Port of Matanzas (port); 23950 m at 233°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).
Protected: 7820 m at 231°: Reserva Ecológica Cayo Mono Galindo; 23800 m at 243°: Reserva Ecológica Varahicacos; 23900 m at 243°: Varahicacos.
Arrecife Lavanderas de Afuera: close by
3390 m at 178°: Cayo La Pluma (cay); 4430 m at 128°: Cayo Cruz del Padre (cay); 6890 m at 213°: Cayos de las Brujas (island group); 7040 m at 172°: Cayo el Sombrero (cay); 7230 m at 227°: Cayo Blanco (cay); 7830 m at 153°: Cayo Hijo de la Pluma (cay); 8660 m at 117°: Cayo Galindito (cay); 9160 m at 222°: Cayos Blancos (island group); 9240 m at 127°: Cayo Galindo (cay); 10350 m at 171°: Cayo Vara (cay); 10660 m at 162°: Cayo Dama (cay); 10730 m at 161°: Cayo Melón (cay).
Arrecife Lavanderas de Afuera: on and around
Within 15 km: 5 coral reefs, 1 parks & reserves, 1 attractions.
7820 m at 231°: Reserva Ecológica Cayo Mono Galindo (parks & reserves); 12000 m at 207°: Delfinario aguas abiertas Rancho Cangrejo (attractions).
Arrecife Lavanderas de Afuera: marine life records
750 records of 162 species within 10 km, 1931 to 2025: 344 fish, 209 corals, 113 sponges, 28 molluscs, 13 crustaceans, 12 seabirds and shorebirds, 10 marine mammals, 9 seagrass and algae, 9 other, 3 echinoderms. That is 238.7 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Millepora complanata, 37 (corals); Demospongiae, 32 (sponges); Acanthurus coeruleus, 27 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 23 (fish); Scarus iseri, 21 (fish); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 21 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 21 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 20 (fish); Haemulon sciurus, 19 (fish); Pseudodiploria strigosa, 16 (corals); Iciligorgia schrammi, 16 (corals); Microspathodon chrysurus, 15 (fish).
Months with records, marine mammals: Mar 2, Apr 2, May 1, Jul 2, Aug 1, Nov 1, Dec 1.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Arrecife Lavanderas de Afuera: notes
A reef on a gazetteer is not always a dive site.
Getting to Arrecife Lavanderas de Afuera
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro Cruz del Padre stands about 5.0 km away.
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.