Diving & reefs · Isla de la Juventud
Cabezo Punta Sucia
Cabezo Punta Sucia is a reef at 21°34′53″N 83°00′48″W in Isla de la Juventud province.
Cabezo Punta Sucia: coast and water
6860 m at 72°: Río Siguanea (estuary); 12110 m at 4°: Playazo de la Yagruma (beach); 12670 m at 352°: Playazo Cañada de Las Piedras (beach); 13060 m at 186°: Caleta del Diablo (cove); 13160 m at 276°: Punta del Capado (point); 13420 m at 195°: Caleta del Jorobado (cove); 13840 m at 214°: Estero de Simeón (cove); 14000 m at 357°: Playazo de la Majagua (beach); 14140 m at 354°: Laguna Zapatico (lagoon); 14720 m at 251°: Punta Lugo (point); 14730 m at 157°: Laguna Alvariño (lagoon); 15310 m at 260°: Ensenada La Papaya (cove); 15520 m at 281°: Punta Corúa (point); 15990 m at 274°: Ensenada Puerto Francés (harbour).
Cabezo Punta Sucia: islands
3850 m at 208°: Cayo Los Pájaros (island); 5950 m at 247°: Cayería Los Boquerones (island group); 11040 m at 268°: Cayo Cocodrilos (island); 19260 m at 285°: Cayo Buch (island); 19290 m at 286°: Cayo Francés (island); 23670 m at 52°: Isla de la Juventud (island); 27450 m at 348°: Cayo Mangle (island).
Cabezo Punta Sucia: inland
6210 m at 51°: Mina Lela (mine); 6300 m at 181°: Villares (locality); 6770 m at 154°: Gómez (locality); 7470 m at 44°: Siguanea (settlement).
Cabezo Punta Sucia: distances
6550 m at 28°: Playa Roja; 23060 m at 36°: Municipio Especial Isla de la Juventud; 26560 m at 13°: La Demajagua; 36810 m at 40°: Rafael Cabrera Airport ; 158950 m at 10°: Port of Mariel (port); 148950 m at 88°: Marina Marlin Cayo Largo (marina).
Protected: 13030 m at 264°: Parque Nacional Marino Punta Francés; 26050 m at 72°: Reserva de Fauna Ciénaga de Lanier.
Cabezo Punta Sucia: close by
3840 m at 208°: Cayo Los Pájaros (cay); 5950 m at 247°: Cayería Los Boquerones (island group); 7930 m at 9°: Perca (reef); 11050 m at 268°: Cayo Cocodrilos (cay); 16590 m at 276°: Cabezo de Moya (reef); 18960 m at 287°: Punta Francés (reef); 19270 m at 285°: Cayo Buch (cay); 19290 m at 286°: Cayo Francés (cay); 23680 m at 52°: Isla de la Juventud (cay).
Cabezo Punta Sucia: on and around
Within 15 km: 1 marinas, 1 mines & quarries, 1 attractions, 1 parks & reserves, 1 coral reefs.
5210 m at 40°: Marina Colony (marinas); 7670 m at 50°: Quarry (mines & quarries); 12180 m at 310°: pesquero mío (attractions); 13030 m at 264°: Parque Nacional Marino Punta Francés (parks & reserves).
Cabezo Punta Sucia: marine life records
34 records of 30 species within 10 km, 1970 to 2016: 25 fish, 4 crustaceans, 4 molluscs, 1 seagrass and algae. That is 10.8 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Canthigaster rostrata, 3 (fish); Monacanthus ciliatus, 2 (fish); Stephanolepis hispida, 2 (fish); Chaetodon capistratus, 1 (fish); Cardisoma guanhumi, 1 (crustaceans); Lutjanus analis, 1 (fish); Harengula clupeola, 1 (fish); Hypoplectrus puella, 1 (fish); Lactophrys trigonus, 1 (fish); Neoniphon vexillarium, 1 (fish); Sphaeromopsis sanctaluciae, 1 (crustaceans); Exosphaeroma productatelson, 1 (crustaceans).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cabezo Punta Sucia: notes
Protected waters have their own rules.
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.