Diving & reefs · Granma

Cabeza de Azuaga

Satellite view of Cabeza de Azuaga, Cuba
Cabeza de Azuaga (Esri, Maxar)

Cabeza de Azuaga is a reef at 20°03′09″N 77°38′25″W in Granma province.

GPS 20.05250, -77.6402820°03′09″N 77°38′25″W

Cabeza de Azuaga: coast and water

1860 m at 274°: Banco Azuaga (reef); 3540 m at 148°: Punta Coloraditas (point); 4030 m at 93°: Punta de Niquero (point); 5050 m at 170°: Bahía Guanito (cove); 5190 m at 68°: Bajo Damián (reef); 5240 m at 172°: Punta Cachón (point); 5600 m at 54°: Bajo Atravesada (shoal); 7060 m at 187°: Punta Antón (point); 7210 m at 352°: Bancos de Cayo Huevo (reef); 7370 m at 218°: Banco Arriola (reef); 8860 m at 74°: Ciénaga Manáguano (marsh); 9400 m at 343°: Banco Palomino (shoal); 12990 m at 348°: Médano de Palomino (shoal); 14000 m at 199°: Playa las Coloradas (beach).

Wider satellite view around Cabeza de Azuaga
Cabeza de Azuaga, wider

Cabeza de Azuaga: islands

1640 m at 151°: Cayos Azuagas (island group); 5360 m at 11°: Cuatro Canalizos (island group); 5550 m at 24°: Cayo Huevo (island); 6090 m at 48°: Cayos Piraguas (island group); 6550 m at 38°: Cayo Antonia (island); 6750 m at 39°: Cayo Cocos (island); 6910 m at 53°: Cayo Piragua (island); 7590 m at 195°: Cayo Los Limones (island group).

Cabeza de Azuaga: inland

4060 m at 126°: Arroyo Cachón (stream); 4950 m at 147°: Santa Catalina (locality); 5960 m at 93°: Roberto Ramírez (sugar mill); 6300 m at 97°: Niquero (town).

Cabeza de Azuaga: distances

6520 m at 95°: Niquero; 10630 m at 190°: Belic; 14000 m at 199°: Playa las Coloradas; 63380 m at 65°: Sierra Maestra International Airport ; 171140 m at 13°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 184310 m at 92°: Marina Marlin Santiago de Cuba (marina).

Protected: 22770 m at 147°: Parque Nacional Desembarco del Granma.

Cabeza de Azuaga: close by

1640 m at 151°: Cayos Azuagas (island group); 1850 m at 274°: Banco Azuaga (reef); 3900 m at 82°: Cayo Niquero (cay); 5190 m at 68°: Bajo Damián (reef); 5360 m at 11°: Cuatro Canalizos (island group); 5530 m at 30°: Cayos Balandias (island group); 5550 m at 24°: Cayo Huevo (cay); 6090 m at 48°: Cayos Piraguas (island group); 6150 m at 75°: Cayos Uvas (island group); 6550 m at 38°: Cayo Antonia (cay); 6750 m at 39°: Cayo Cocos (cay); 6910 m at 53°: Cayo Piragua (cay).

Cabeza de Azuaga: on and around

Within 15 km: 12 guest houses & hostels, 6 schools, 4 factories & works, 3 banks & exchange, 2 fuel stations, 2 farms & plantations, 1 hospitals, 1 theatres & arts, 1 historic & heritage, 1 urban parks & plazas.

5810 m at 95°: Cine Sierra Maestra (theatres & arts); 5820 m at 99°: Train (historic & heritage); 5870 m at 95°: Parque Céspedes (urban parks & plazas); 5870 m at 94°: Casa Danelis Garcia (guest houses & hostels); 5880 m at 96°: Casa Paraíso Azul (guest houses & hostels); 5890 m at 94°: Casa Dareli (guest houses & hostels); 6340 m at 98°: Estadio Tirso Hidalgo (stadiums & sport); 6740 m at 95°: Terminal Ómnibus (stations & terminals); 13560 m at 195°: Quarry (mines & quarries); 14020 m at 197°: Campamento de Pioneros Exploradores Marinos Desembarco del Granma (camp sites).

Cabeza de Azuaga: marine life records

2 records of 2 species within 10 km, 2007 to 2024: 1 fish, 1 seabirds and shorebirds. That is 0.6 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Pterois, 1 (fish); Sula sula, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds).

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

Cabeza de Azuaga: notes

Dive within your certification and never touch coral.

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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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