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Banco de Chachorro

Satellite view of Banco de Chachorro, Cuba
Banco de Chachorro (Esri, Maxar)

Banco de Chachorro is a reef at 20°33′35″N 77°21′55″W in Las Tunas province.

GPS 20.55966, -77.3653220°33′35″N 77°21′55″W

Banco de Chachorro: coast and water

4340 m at 227°: Pasa Chichorro (channel); 4650 m at 231°: Banco de Santa Clara (reef); 8950 m at 111°: Médano de Cauto (reef); 12050 m at 95°: Punta Mojacasabe (point); 12290 m at 78°: Paso Presto (channel); 12360 m at 268°: Bajo Paticombito (reef); 12460 m at 81°: Punta Paso Presto (point); 12620 m at 83°: Punta Remalzo (point); 13750 m at 82°: Laguna Rematico (lagoon); 14090 m at 73°: Punta Pinillo (point); 14150 m at 49°: Punta Birama (point); 15260 m at 59°: Ensenada Birama (bay); 15920 m at 47°: Ensenada de Birama (cove); 16040 m at 328°: Punta Tana (point); 16090 m at 345°: Playa Habanero (beach); 16460 m at 318°: Punta Sevilla (point); 16550 m at 356°: Punta de la Corúa (point); 17410 m at 81°: Estero Cabeza de Vaca (marsh); 17530 m at 5°: Estero de Sotaburen (marsh); 18310 m at 71°: Estero Boca Honda (estuary); 20040 m at 55°: Laguna La Iguanita (lagoon); 20160 m at 313°: Estero Buenaventura (lagoon); 20220 m at 100°: Punta de Jutía (point); 20840 m at 83°: Laguna Pasajeros (lagoon); 21330 m at 84°: Laguna Las Nueces (lagoon); 21540 m at 185°: Paso de Chinchorro (channel); 21830 m at 346°: Fundo Las Ciegas (estuary); 22020 m at 40°: Bahía Jobabo (bay); 23470 m at 308°: Estero la Tollosa (inlet); 23890 m at 56°: Laguna de Birama (lagoon); 24180 m at 93°: Ciénaga de Carenas (marsh); 24590 m at 316°: Laguna Sumacara (lagoon); 24920 m at 79°: Ciénaga de Cauto Norte (marsh); 26330 m at 100°: Punta Carenas (point); 26390 m at 86°: Laguna Júcaro (lagoon); 26470 m at 102°: Punta Los Lirios (point); 26730 m at 104°: Punta Monte Gordo (point); 27070 m at 149°: Punta Socorro (point); 27770 m at 143°: Caleta Honda (cove); 28050 m at 18°: Fundo de Cabaniguán (estuary); 28060 m at 94°: Punta los Remolinos (point); 28080 m at 221°: Gran Banco de Buena Esperanza (shoal); 28810 m at 92°: Laguna Carena (lagoon); 28850 m at 136°: Pasa Honda (channel); 28910 m at 107°: Estero de Buey (cove); 29790 m at 299°: Punta Guayabal (point); 29810 m at 136°: Canal Honda (channel).

Wider satellite view around Banco de Chachorro
Banco de Chachorro, wider

Banco de Chachorro: islands

9500 m at 47°: Cayo Tamayo (island); 11540 m at 317°: Cayos de Sevillas (island group); 25770 m at 150°: Cayo Perla (island); 26600 m at 148°: Cayo Jorobado (island); 27510 m at 141°: Cayo Largo (island); 27540 m at 140°: Cayos de Manzanillo (island group); 28700 m at 260°: Cayo Rabihorcado (island); 28990 m at 144°: Cayo Laguna (island); 29050 m at 297°: Cayo Romero (island); 29120 m at 134°: Cayo Grande (island).

Banco de Chachorro: inland

15980 m at 339°: Río Tana (stream); 17100 m at 322°: Río Sevilla (stream); 17370 m at 11°: Arroyo Ojo de Agua (stream); 19440 m at 26°: La Zanja (locality); 21170 m at 335°: Santa Rosalía (settlement); 21430 m at 9°: Sao lo Ciego (locality); 22050 m at 16°: El Fraile (settlement); 22220 m at 38°: Baja Jobabo (locality); 22820 m at 22°: Santa Ana la Nueva (locality); 22860 m at 79°: Júcaro (locality); 23020 m at 360°: Laguna Fundo Viejo (pond); 23020 m at 360°: Río Solobouren (stream); 23080 m at 4°: El Estribo (locality); 23520 m at 26°: El Corojo (locality); 23520 m at 26°: Pinto (locality); 23570 m at 12°: Los Ciegos (locality).

Banco de Chachorro: distances

16090 m at 345°: Playa Habanero; 17460 m at 360°: Salinas La Toma; 28900 m at 301°: Guayabal; 41790 m at 136°: Sierra Maestra International Airport ; 110660 m at 6°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 168080 m at 112°: Marina Marlin Santiago de Cuba (marina).

Protected: 20280 m at 91°: Refugio de Fauna Delta del Cauto.

Banco de Chachorro: close by

4650 m at 231°: Banco de Santa Clara (reef); 8950 m at 111°: Médano de Cauto (reef); 9490 m at 47°: Cayo Tamayo (cay); 11550 m at 317°: Cayos de Sevillas (island group); 12350 m at 268°: Bajo Paticombito (reef).

Banco de Chachorro: on and around

Within 15 km: 2 coral reefs.

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Banco de Chachorro: notes

No depth or visibility data is held; ask a dive centre.

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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.

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