Diving & reefs · Villa Clara
Southern Escarpment
Southern Escarpment is a reef at 23°29′41″N 79°53′31″W in Villa Clara province.
Southern Escarpment: coast and water
50420 m at 202°: Punta Puerto Escondido (point); 51250 m at 194°: Punta Chernas (point); 52030 m at 188°: Cabezos de Maravillas (reef); 52180 m at 191°: Punta del Cristo (point); 53020 m at 199°: Playa del Esquivel (beach); 54580 m at 205°: Bahía Isabela de Sagua (bay); 54640 m at 196°: Cañón del Esquivel (channel); 54740 m at 201°: Punta de Pargo (point); 54900 m at 193°: Canalizo Matahambre (channel); 55160 m at 225°: Punta Sardines (point); 55330 m at 191°: Boca Ciega (channel); 57640 m at 189°: Boca Marillani (channel); 57960 m at 240°: Arrecife de Nicolao (reef); 58110 m at 195°: Cabezo Empalizada (shoal); 59140 m at 205°: Ensenada Rincón del Infierno (cove); 59200 m at 228°: Punta Mosquito (point); 60260 m at 173°: Playa La Uva (beach); 60580 m at 205°: Punta del Infierno (point); 61500 m at 179°: Cañón del Inglés (channel); 61940 m at 232°: Punta Real (point); 62140 m at 172°: Boca Chica (channel); 62510 m at 203°: Punta Corúa (point); 63160 m at 209°: Laguna de Piedra (lagoon); 64020 m at 204°: Canal de Bamba (channel); 64100 m at 203°: Canal de Bambita (channel); 64480 m at 197°: Punta Caballero (point); 64480 m at 195°: Estero Los Jacos (cove); 65090 m at 175°: Canalizo Monte Seco (channel); 65420 m at 197°: Ensenada de Caballero (cove); 66120 m at 176°: Punta de Versagua (point); 66320 m at 189°: Punta Frenes (point); 66970 m at 181°: Bahía de Novillo (bay); 67090 m at 212°: Laguna Joaquín Pérez (lagoon); 67470 m at 188°: Punta Cayama (point); 67640 m at 215°: Laguna La Bola (lagoon); 68360 m at 216°: Laguna Las Picúas (lagoon); 68470 m at 209°: Punta El Sombrero (point); 68630 m at 205°: Ensenada de Cuadrado (cove); 68880 m at 236°: Punta Blanquizal (point); 69140 m at 238°: Boca Falcones (channel); 69920 m at 207°: Punta de Fernández (point); 70050 m at 187°: Playa Colorado (beach); 70320 m at 213°: Punta del Negro Congo (point); 70480 m at 241°: Bahía de Cádiz (bay); 71780 m at 180°: Ensenada Mar Nueva (cove); 73790 m at 217°: Ensenada del Estero Negro (cove); 74020 m at 211°: Bahía de Carahatas (bay); 74390 m at 217°: Punta de Jesús (point); 76260 m at 211°: Laguna El Cedro (lagoon); 77000 m at 219°: Punta Jutía (point); 78220 m at 173°: Laguna La Pajarera (lagoon); 79950 m at 172°: Laguna de los Barretos (lagoon); 81300 m at 239°: Canalizo Nicolás Sánchez (channel); 81390 m at 246°: Canal de La Corona (channel); 81460 m at 243°: Bahía de Flamenco (bay); 81740 m at 249°: Arrecife Juan Claro (reef).
Southern Escarpment: islands
51030 m at 208°: Cayos Gandón (island group); 53980 m at 209°: Cayo Empalizada de Sotavento (island); 54470 m at 193°: Cayo Bicho (island); 54500 m at 209°: Archipiélago Sabana Camagüey (island group); 54820 m at 194°: Cayo Iguana (island); 54980 m at 222°: Cayo Basura (island); 55780 m at 222°: Cayo Quinchos (island); 57240 m at 221°: Pichado Key (historical) (island); 57570 m at 187°: Cayo Maravillas (island); 59170 m at 193°: Cayo Levisa (island); 59240 m at 201°: Cayos Empalizada de Barlovento (island group); 60280 m at 186°: Cayo Hachuela (island); 60600 m at 222°: Cayo Esperanza (island); 60870 m at 182°: Cayos Dromedarios (island group); 63120 m at 176°: Cayo Culebra (island); 63260 m at 184°: Cayos Tumba la Olla (island group); 63700 m at 207°: Cayo Cuadrado (island); 64410 m at 205°: Cayo Las Glorias (island); 64740 m at 168°: Cayos Careneros (island group); 65450 m at 204°: Cayo Punta Rosas (island); 65460 m at 234°: Cayo Blanquizal (island); 66070 m at 205°: Cayo Veloz (island); 66370 m at 185°: Cayos de la Enfermería (island group); 66760 m at 175°: Cayo Versagua (island); 67770 m at 235°: Archipiélago de Sabana (island group); 68410 m at 220°: Cayo Gallina (island); 68910 m at 181°: Cayo Róbalo (island); 69500 m at 171°: Cayo Isidoro (island); 70850 m at 240°: Cayos Falcones (island group); 71000 m at 226°: Cayo Redondo (island); 71480 m at 220°: Cayo Juan Ruíz (island); 71510 m at 208°: Cayo Zarapico (island).
Southern Escarpment: inland
47060 m at 194°: Guaicanamar (locality); 63030 m at 191°: Isabela de Sagua (settlement); 68880 m at 202°: Laguna el Limpio (pond); 70190 m at 183°: Playa Uvero (settlement); 70290 m at 195°: Hacienda Ganadera (hamlet); 70750 m at 196°: San Jorge (locality); 71760 m at 199°: Alcover (locality); 71850 m at 203°: Pozo de Lima (locality); 71940 m at 175°: Dolores (locality); 72930 m at 201°: Durán (locality); 73490 m at 193°: Pastora de Alvárez (locality); 75090 m at 193°: Delta (hamlet); 75280 m at 198°: Palmarito (hamlet); 75300 m at 192°: Cartaya (locality); 75690 m at 194°: Rodríguez (locality); 76220 m at 181°: Piñón Número Dos (hamlet).
Southern Escarpment: distances
62980 m at 191°: Isabela de Sagua; 64080 m at 193°: Playa de Punta Gorda; 69390 m at 188°: Playa Colorado; 111600 m at 183°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 159730 m at 201°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 131950 m at 254°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).
Southern Escarpment: close by
690 m at 102°: Anchor 8 (reef); 1420 m at 107°: Southern Wall (reef); 4130 m at 108°: Southern Escarpment (reef).
Southern Escarpment: notes
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Sources and data
Name and position: OpenStreetMap (ODbL) (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.