Diving & reefs · Sancti Spíritus
Punta Arrecife
Punta Arrecife is a reef at 21°23′20″N 79°33′54″W in Sancti Spíritus province.
Punta Arrecife: coast and water
4090 m at 324°: Canal Arrecife (channel); 23310 m at 143°: Bajo Lobo (shoal); 23380 m at 116°: Bajo Tortuga (shoal); 24350 m at 79°: Banco Nordeste de Manatí (shoal); 25410 m at 5°: Punta Ladrillo (point); 26090 m at 25°: Punta Las Cruces (point); 27540 m at 12°: Ensenada Carenero (bay); 28200 m at 17°: Laguna Redonda (lagoon); 28250 m at 20°: Laguna Las Caobas (lagoon); 31540 m at 354°: Laguna El Caney (lagoon); 32470 m at 48°: Punta Las Coloradas (point); 32670 m at 328°: Bajos Las Escobas (shoal); 32690 m at 45°: Laguna Las Coloradas (lagoon); 34010 m at 55°: Punta de Manatí (point).
Punta Arrecife: islands
23670 m at 352°: Cayo Blanco de Zaza (island); 31720 m at 317°: Cayo Macho de Afuera (island); 34800 m at 62°: Cayos Herradura (island group); 39020 m at 322°: Cayo Magua (island); 40740 m at 143°: Cayos Cinco Balas (island group); 44350 m at 122°: Cayo Niara (islet); 46470 m at 146°: Cayo Alcatracito (island); 47620 m at 144°: Cayo Alcatraz (island).
Punta Arrecife: inland
26070 m at 8°: Zaza (stream); 31070 m at 6°: Los Jipios (locality); 32030 m at 15°: San Marcos (locality); 32310 m at 29°: San Fernando (locality).
Punta Arrecife: distances
40110 m at 17°: Guasimal; 43820 m at 326°: Playa Las Majaguas; 53060 m at 39°: La Sierpe; 63010 m at 315°: Alberto Delgado Airport ; 123810 m at 313°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 59990 m at 312°: Marina Trinidad (Casilda) (marina).
Punta Arrecife: close by
3890 m at 202°: Arrecife de la Barbacoa (reef); 6460 m at 197°: Médanos de la Vela (reef); 7530 m at 353°: Cayo Zaza de Afuera (cay); 7910 m at 353°: Cayo Chiquito (cay); 22600 m at 86°: Banco de Manatí (reef); 23670 m at 352°: Cayo Blanco de Zaza (cay).
Punta Arrecife: marine life records
437 records of 57 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2022: 222 corals, 213 fish, 1 seabirds and shorebirds, 1 molluscs. That is 139.1 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Siderastrea siderea, 46 (corals); Agaricia agaricites, 41 (corals); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 25 (fish); Scarus iseri, 24 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 24 (fish); Orbicella faveolata, 20 (corals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 19 (fish); Orbicella annularis, 18 (corals); Porites astreoides, 18 (corals); Sparisoma viride, 16 (fish); Orbicella franksi, 15 (corals); Porites porites, 13 (corals).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Punta Arrecife: 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.