Diving & reefs · Isla de la Juventud
Arrecife Seco de Cascajo
Arrecife Seco de Cascajo is a reef at 21°32′33″N 82°03′05″W in Isla de la Juventud province.
Arrecife Seco de Cascajo: coast and water
3660 m at 315°: Punta Cabria (point); 3930 m at 248°: Quebrada Lombelo (channel); 7080 m at 360°: Laguna Muerta (lagoon); 7500 m at 309°: Laguna Inglés (lagoon); 8030 m at 4°: Ensenada de los Muertos (bay); 11600 m at 322°: Punta Los Muertos (point); 13200 m at 34°: Canalizo del Este (channel); 14340 m at 45°: Canal del Rosario (channel); 26620 m at 60°: Canalizo Rosario (channel); 28070 m at 64°: Canaliito Estopa (channel); 37200 m at 31°: Bajo Mégano (shoal); 43000 m at 287°: Pasa Benedicto (channel); 48770 m at 294°: Canalizo Horqueta (channel); 51460 m at 84°: Punta Mal Tiempo (point).
Arrecife Seco de Cascajo: islands
7000 m at 49°: Cayos Jardines (island group); 10020 m at 353°: Cayo Ron (island); 11020 m at 26°: Cayo Convento (island); 12480 m at 274°: Cayo Ávalos (island); 12580 m at 292°: Cayo del Perro (island); 15070 m at 295°: Cayo Punta del Canto (island); 15840 m at 343°: Cayo Gaviota (island); 17290 m at 8°: Cayo Tabloncito (island).
Arrecife Seco de Cascajo: inland
51160 m at 80°: Combinado (hamlet); 54260 m at 83°: Villa Iguana (hotel); 55200 m at 83°: Cayo Largo del Sur (settlement); 56770 m at 269°: Seboruco (locality).
Arrecife Seco de Cascajo: distances
51270 m at 84°: Paradise Beach; 55740 m at 83°: Cayo Largo del Sur; 69140 m at 265°: Playa Larga; 52910 m at 81°: Vilo Acuña International Airport ; 174800 m at 16°: Port of Matanzas (port); 50120 m at 81°: Marina Marlin Cayo Largo (marina).
Arrecife Seco de Cascajo: close by
7000 m at 49°: Cayos Jardines (island group); 7440 m at 22°: Cayo Cantiles (cay); 9450 m at 292°: Cayo Langosta (cay); 10020 m at 353°: Cayo Ron (cay); 10580 m at 296°: Cayo Los Muertos (cay); 10670 m at 7°: Cayo Ciriales (cay); 10670 m at 18°: Cayo La Luz (cay); 11020 m at 26°: Cayo Convento (cay); 11390 m at 291°: Cayo Ratones (cay); 11650 m at 283°: Cayo Avalito (cay); 11730 m at 317°: Cayo Tablones (cay); 12470 m at 274°: Cayo Ávalos (cay).
Arrecife Seco de Cascajo: on and around
Within 15 km: 1 attractions, 1 trails & viewpoints.
6950 m at 23°: Cayo Cantiles (attractions).
Arrecife Seco de Cascajo: marine life records
496 records of 52 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2001: 286 fish, 210 corals. That is 157.9 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Acropora palmata, 60 (corals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 27 (fish); Orbicella annularis, 27 (corals); Scarus iseri, 27 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 22 (fish); Porites porites, 22 (corals); Lutjanus apodus, 18 (fish); Microspathodon chrysurus, 18 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 18 (fish); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 18 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 16 (fish); Siderastrea siderea, 16 (corals).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Arrecife Seco de Cascajo: 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.