Diving & reefs · Villa Clara
Southern Escarpment
Southern Escarpment is a reef at 23°29′00″N 79°51′12″W in Villa Clara province.
Southern Escarpment: coast and water
50590 m at 207°: Bajo Telegrama (shoal); 51170 m at 199°: Punta Chernas (point); 51490 m at 192°: Cabezos de Maravillas (reef); 51520 m at 208°: Punta Boca de Sagua (point); 52070 m at 204°: Punta La Aguada (point); 52590 m at 198°: Ensenada de la Glorita (cove); 52770 m at 198°: Ensenada de la Glorieta (inlet); 53310 m at 213°: La Canaleja (channel); 53790 m at 189°: Cabezo de Canaete (reef); 53960 m at 207°: Punta Playa de Muertos (point); 54150 m at 212°: Punta de Chibolo (point); 54680 m at 200°: Cañón del Esquivel (channel); 55040 m at 196°: Boca Ciega (channel); 55130 m at 205°: Punta de Pargo (point); 55410 m at 201°: Punta La Gata (point); 56530 m at 223°: Bahía Obispo (bay); 57190 m at 229°: Punta Sardines (point); 57530 m at 177°: Punta Las Lavanderas (point); 60110 m at 219°: Bahía de Filipinas (bay); 60940 m at 240°: Bajo Nicolao (reef); 61830 m at 195°: Punta Andén (point); 62070 m at 231°: Canalizo El Hacha (channel); 62990 m at 206°: Punta Corúa (point); 63630 m at 179°: Canalizo Monte Seco (channel); 63880 m at 197°: Playa de Punta Gorda (beach); 64080 m at 212°: Laguna de Piedra (lagoon); 64130 m at 185°: Puerto Sagua La Grande (bay); 64380 m at 235°: Punta Real (point); 65860 m at 193°: Punta Frenes (point); 66830 m at 178°: Pasa Versagua (channel); 66990 m at 194°: Lagunas de Frenés (lagoon); 67390 m at 183°: Punta Novillo (point); 68920 m at 176°: Punta Tabaco (point); 69390 m at 212°: Punta El Sombrero (point); 69430 m at 191°: Playa Colorado (beach); 70670 m at 184°: Ensenada Mar Nueva (cove); 71500 m at 216°: Punta del Negro Congo (point); 71540 m at 239°: Punta Blanquizal (point); 72130 m at 218°: Laguna de Santiago (lagoon); 73390 m at 214°: Canal de Bomba (channel); 74470 m at 211°: Ensenada de Pavia (cove); 75260 m at 243°: Canalizo Garrafón (channel); 75870 m at 220°: Punta de Jesús (point); 76250 m at 176°: Punta Trujillo (point); 76600 m at 176°: Laguna La Pajarera (lagoon); 76760 m at 213°: Ensenada de Pavita (cove); 76770 m at 176°: Ensenada Trujillo (cove); 77300 m at 214°: Laguna El Cedro (lagoon); 79110 m at 173°: Laguna La Paloma (lagoon); 80140 m at 221°: Ensenada La Salina (cove); 81060 m at 246°: Canal Blanca (channel); 81570 m at 160°: Canalizo Palo Quemado (channel); 81660 m at 167°: Punta Higuereta (point); 81980 m at 247°: Canalizo El Pino (channel); 81980 m at 225°: Ensenada de Sierra Morena (bay); 82460 m at 163°: Punta de Pájaro (point).
Southern Escarpment: islands
51520 m at 212°: Cayuelo de Gandón (island); 52040 m at 197°: Cayo del Cristo (island); 54100 m at 225°: Cayo Verde (island); 54390 m at 197°: Cayo Matahambre (island); 56470 m at 176°: Cayuelos de Jutías (island group); 56670 m at 205°: Cayos Rabihorcados (island group); 58550 m at 208°: Cayo Rancho del Cojo (island); 59010 m at 225°: Pichado Key (historical) (island); 60140 m at 210°: Cayo Ocho Arrobas (island); 60160 m at 212°: Cayo El Barbero (island); 60580 m at 171°: Cayuelos de Cayo la Vela (island group); 61390 m at 174°: Cayo Lanzanillo (island); 61560 m at 221°: Cayo Mahomito (island); 61670 m at 196°: Cayo Mendoza (island); 62090 m at 212°: Las Picuas (island); 62390 m at 187°: Cayos Tumba la Olla (island group); 62400 m at 225°: Cayo Esperanza (island); 63670 m at 224°: Cayo Alto (island); 63680 m at 206°: Cayo Bamba (island); 65040 m at 208°: Cayo Las Glorias (island); 65910 m at 214°: Cayo La Chiva (island); 67850 m at 184°: Cayo Róbalo (island); 67990 m at 237°: Cayo Blanquizal (island); 68960 m at 227°: Cayo Picheles (island); 70360 m at 238°: Archipiélago de Sabana (island group); 70390 m at 168°: Cayos del Pajonal (island group); 70410 m at 218°: Cayo Las Picúas (island); 71350 m at 225°: Cayo Cayeras (island); 71420 m at 244°: Cayo Bahía de Cádiz (island); 71940 m at 220°: Cayo Guajiro (island); 72550 m at 166°: Cayos de la Tocinera (island group); 73080 m at 229°: Cayo Redondo (island).
Southern Escarpment: inland
57180 m at 193°: Las Miravillas (settlement); 61620 m at 196°: Estación Concha (railway station); 62710 m at 195°: Isabela de Sagua (settlement); 65650 m at 196°: Fortuna (hamlet); 68020 m at 196°: Laguna del Dorado (pond); 69270 m at 186°: Playa Uvero (settlement); 71960 m at 202°: Alcover (locality); 73250 m at 196°: Pastora de Alvárez (locality); 73300 m at 205°: Durán (locality); 73580 m at 198°: La Nueva Isabela (settlement); 73740 m at 197°: Santa Ana (hamlet); 74280 m at 205°: La Ofelia (hamlet); 75030 m at 198°: Saavedra (hamlet); 75170 m at 184°: Piñón Número Dos (hamlet); 75510 m at 197°: Rodríguez (locality); 76000 m at 193°: Negrín (locality).
Southern Escarpment: distances
62660 m at 195°: Isabela de Sagua; 63880 m at 197°: Playa de Punta Gorda; 68790 m at 191°: Playa Colorado; 110600 m at 185°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 160000 m at 202°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 135400 m at 255°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).
Southern Escarpment: close by
2710 m at 288°: Southern Wall (reef); 3450 m at 289°: Anchor 8 (reef); 4130 m at 288°: Southern Escarpment (reef).
Southern Escarpment: notes
Dive within your certification and never touch coral.
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.