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).
1837 map of western Cuba, showing Capo San Antonio

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, it marks the division point between the Caribbean Sea to the south and Gulf of Mexico to the north.[2]

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 (Monaco: International Hydrographic Bureau). 1953.

Coordinates: 21°51′51″N 84°55′14″W / 21.864048°N 84.920425°W / 21.864048; -84.920425

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