Cape San Antonio, Cuba

This article is about a cape in Cuba. For capes of the same name in other countries, see Cape San Antonio. For the Argentine Navy tank landing ship, see ARA Cabo San Antonio (Q-42).
Cabo San Antonio
Cape
1837 map of western Cuba
showing Cabo San Antonio
Cabo San Antonio
Location of Cape San Antonio in Cuba
Coordinates: 21°51′50.57″N 84°55′13.53″W / 21.8640472°N 84.9204250°W / 21.8640472; -84.9204250
Offshore water bodiesCaribbean Sea

Cape San Antonio (Spanish: Cabo San Antonio), is a cape which forms the western extremity of the Guanahacabibes Peninsula and the western extremity of Cuba. It extends into the Yucatán Channel,[1] and is part of the municipality of Sandino, in Pinar del Río Province.

According to the International Hydrographic Organization, the line between the lighthouse at Cabo Catoche on the north tip of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico and the lighthouse at Cape San Antonio marks the division between the Caribbean Sea to the south and Gulf of Mexico to the north.[2]

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References

  1. ^ Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition, p. 1037. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster Incorporated, 1997.
  2. ^ "Limits of Oceans and Seas" (PDF). Special Publication No. 23, 3rd Edition. 172 (4376). Monaco: International Hydrographic Bureau: 484. 1953. Bibcode:1953Natur.172R.484.. doi:10.1038/172484b0. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-20. Retrieved 29 December 2020.


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