Bajo Nicolao

Bajo Nicolao: coast and water

10060 m at 151°: Canalizo El Hacha (channel); 10650 m at 233°: Punta Blanquizal (point); 11520 m at 269°: Cayo Bahía de Cádiz Lighthouse (lighthouse); 11790 m at 126°: Punta Sardines (point); 11940 m at 104°: Arrecife Mégano Chico (reef); 13240 m at 261°: Bahía de Cádiz (bay); 13950 m at 223°: Canal Sierra Morena (channel); 16660 m at 260°: Canal La Cubera (channel); 18000 m at 260°: Canalizo El Santo (channel); 19200 m at 218°: Bahía de Santa Clara (bay); 22150 m at 137°: Bahía de Filipinas (bay); 23150 m at 276°: Arrecife La Corona (reef); 24200 m at 256°: Bahía de Flamenco (bay); 24390 m at 123°: Canalizo Bachicha (channel).

Bajo Nicolao: islands

11040 m at 182°: Cayo Cera (island); 11620 m at 268°: Cayo Bahía de Cádiz (island); 12250 m at 187°: Cayo Barco Perdido (island); 13350 m at 137°: Cayo La Yana (island); 14870 m at 130°: Cayo Quinchos (island); 16000 m at 221°: Cayo Pasaje (island); 17250 m at 189°: Cayo Redondo (island); 17330 m at 151°: Cayo Alto (island).

Bajo Nicolao: inland

27960 m at 203°: Playa Sierra Morena (settlement); 28200 m at 233°: Río Cañas (stream); 28470 m at 204°: Sucesores de Espinosa (locality); 29320 m at 224°: Santa Rosalía (locality).

Bajo Nicolao: distances

27610 m at 203°: Playa La Fe; 29990 m at 178°: Salinas del Jatal; 32390 m at 208°: Sierra Morena; 90750 m at 151°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 117840 m at 184°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 78150 m at 266°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).

Bajo Nicolao: close by

3270 m at 333°: Arrecife de Nicolao (reef); 4780 m at 66°: Arrecife Mégano de Nicolao (reef); 7850 m at 212°: Cayo Blanquizal (cay); 8430 m at 171°: Cayo Alcatraces (cay); 9010 m at 205°: Cayo Basura (cay); 9690 m at 225°: Archipiélago de Sabana (island group); 11040 m at 182°: Cayo Cera (cay); 11620 m at 268°: Cayo Bahía de Cádiz (cay); 11790 m at 222°: Cayo Negro Maco (cay); 11930 m at 104°: Arrecife Mégano Chico (reef); 12250 m at 187°: Cayo Barco Perdido (cay); 13110 m at 254°: Cayos Falcones (island group).

Bajo Nicolao: on and around

Within 15 km: 4 coral reefs.

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Bajo Nicolao: marine life records

2 records of 2 species within 10 km: 2 corals. That is 0.6 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Ellisella schmitti, 1 (corals); Plexaura kuna, 1 (corals).

Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.

Bajo Nicolao: notes

Hotels and dive centres arrange guides and equipment.

Getting to Bajo Nicolao

• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro Cayo Bahía de Cádiz stands about 12 km away.