Diving & reefs · Villa Clara
Arrecife Mégano Chico
Arrecife Mégano Chico is a reef at 23°10′54″N 80°15′21″W in Villa Clara province.
Arrecife Mégano Chico: coast and water
8330 m at 233°: Punta Mosquito (point); 8690 m at 304°: Arrecife Mégano de Nicolao (reef); 9010 m at 229°: Canalizo El Hacha (channel); 11640 m at 141°: Paso del Obispo (channel); 17980 m at 134°: Punta de Chibolo (point); 20410 m at 132°: Bajos del Esponjal (shoal); 20430 m at 260°: Punta Blanquizal (point); 21260 m at 122°: Bajo Telegrama (shoal); 21290 m at 264°: Boca Falcones (channel); 21900 m at 131°: Punta Playa de Muertos (point); 22330 m at 169°: Punta La Chiva (point); 22520 m at 147°: Ensenada Rincón del Infierno (cove); 23170 m at 150°: Punta del Infierno (point); 24320 m at 183°: Ensenada Cuberas (cove).
Arrecife Mégano Chico: islands
6640 m at 181°: Cayo Quinchos (island); 10920 m at 197°: Cayo Esperanza (island); 14470 m at 236°: Cayo Cera (island); 15140 m at 189°: Cayo Partido (island); 16410 m at 128°: Cayos Gandón (island group); 16630 m at 166°: Los Conucos (island); 16630 m at 140°: Archipiélago Sabana Camagüey (island group); 17130 m at 126°: Cayuelo de Gandón (island).
Arrecife Mégano Chico: inland
28350 m at 113°: Guaicanamar (locality); 28910 m at 196°: Manglar (locality); 29780 m at 194°: Biajaca (stream); 29930 m at 188°: Carahatas (settlement).
Arrecife Mégano Chico: distances
29150 m at 202°: Salinas del Jatal; 29730 m at 172°: Playa de Durán; 31720 m at 225°: Playa La Fe; 83090 m at 157°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 116260 m at 189°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 89600 m at 269°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).
Arrecife Mégano Chico: close by
5580 m at 149°: Cayo Verde (cay); 5810 m at 179°: Cayo Basura (cay); 6640 m at 181°: Cayo Quinchos (cay); 7330 m at 200°: Cayo La Yana (cay); 8300 m at 184°: Pichado Key (historical) (cay); 8690 m at 304°: Arrecife Mégano de Nicolao (reef); 9940 m at 148°: Cayo Piedra del Obispo (cay); 10240 m at 173°: Cayo Cuaba (cay); 10930 m at 196°: Cayo Esperanza (cay); 11550 m at 242°: Cayo Alcatraces (cay); 11930 m at 284°: Bajo Nicolao (reef); 12630 m at 194°: Cayo Alto (cay).
Arrecife Mégano Chico: on and around
Within 15 km: 5 coral reefs.
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Arrecife Mégano Chico: marine life records
301 records of 53 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2005: 180 fish, 118 corals, 3 marine mammals. That is 95.8 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Millepora complanata, 30 (corals); Orbicella faveolata, 21 (corals); Acanthurus bahianus, 18 (fish); Pseudodiploria strigosa, 18 (corals); Haemulon sciurus, 17 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 16 (fish); Lutjanus apodus, 12 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 11 (fish); Porites astreoides, 10 (corals); Haemulon flavolineatum, 10 (fish); Microspathodon chrysurus, 9 (fish); Montastraea cavernosa, 9 (corals).
Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 3.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Arrecife Mégano Chico: notes
Dive within your certification and never touch coral.
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.