Diving & reefs · Isla de la Juventud
Punta Francés
Punta Francés is a dive area at 21°37′47″N 83°11′21″W in Isla de la Juventud province. Southwest tip of Isla de la Juventud, a long-running diving area.
Punta Francés: coast and water
2900 m at 129°: Punta de Piedra (point); 3990 m at 151°: Punta de la Playita (point); 6420 m at 127°: Punta del Capado (point); 8560 m at 159°: Ensenada La Papaya (cove); 10510 m at 130°: Punta Arenas (point); 13720 m at 149°: Playita Davis (beach); 13960 m at 94°: Ensenada de la Siguanea (bay); 18750 m at 62°: Laguna Zapatico (lagoon); 19480 m at 64°: Playazo de la Majagua (beach); 19530 m at 31°: Punta Buenavista (point); 19710 m at 48°: Playazo El Soldado (beach); 19840 m at 148°: Estero de Simeón (cove); 19910 m at 357°: Canalizo de la Guasa (channel); 20300 m at 108°: Punta Sucia (point).
Punta Francés: islands
360 m at 264°: Cayo Francés (island); 720 m at 220°: Cayo Buch (island); 9140 m at 129°: Cayo Cocodrilos (island); 14840 m at 121°: Cayería Los Boquerones (island group); 18590 m at 118°: Cayo Los Pájaros (island); 20800 m at 356°: Cayos los Indios (island group); 24880 m at 30°: Cayo Mangle (island).
Punta Francés: inland
5070 m at 148°: Cueva Los Alemanes (cave); 13740 m at 149°: Davis (settlement); 17140 m at 147°: Cocodrilo (settlement); 17780 m at 68°: Los Indios (stream).
Punta Francés: distances
21270 m at 89°: Playa Roja; 23290 m at 29°: Playa Buenavista; 31600 m at 49°: La Demajagua; 47660 m at 61°: Rafael Cabrera Airport ; 157850 m at 17°: Port of Mariel (port); 167060 m at 90°: Marina Marlin Cayo Largo (marina).
Protected: 8560 m at 142°: Parque Nacional Marino Punta Francés.
Punta Francés: close by
360 m at 265°: Cayo Francés (cay); 720 m at 221°: Cayo Buch (cay); 4060 m at 156°: Cabezo de Moya (reef); 9140 m at 129°: Cayo Cocodrilos (cay); 14840 m at 121°: Cayería Los Boquerones (island group); 18590 m at 118°: Cayo Los Pájaros (cay); 18960 m at 106°: Cabezo Punta Sucia (reef); 19520 m at 83°: Perca (reef); 20800 m at 356°: Cayos los Indios (island group); 24880 m at 30°: Cayo Mangle (cay).
Punta Francés: on and around
Within 15 km: 1 parks & reserves, 1 attractions.
8560 m at 142°: Parque Nacional Marino Punta Francés (parks & reserves); 9270 m at 74°: pesquero mío (attractions).
Punta Francés: marine life records
955 records of 171 species within 10 km, 1919 to 2017: 425 fish, 241 corals, 210 sponges, 33 crustaceans, 24 seagrass and algae, 18 other, 1 molluscs, 1 sharks and rays, 1 marine mammals, 1 turtles. That is 304.0 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Demospongiae, 56 (sponges); Siderastrea siderea, 36 (corals); Agelas sceptrum, 35 (sponges); Millepora complanata, 32 (corals); Scarus iseri, 31 (fish); Haemulon sciurus, 29 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 29 (fish); Lutjanus apodus, 27 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 26 (fish); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 24 (fish); Porites astreoides, 23 (corals); Pseudodiploria clivosa, 20 (corals).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Punta Francés: notes
Protected waters have their own rules.
Sources and data
Name and position: CubaAtlas editorial; position from 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.