Dive· San Salvador· Bahamas — Eleuthera, Andros & the Out Islands
Columbus underwater monument (Long Bay)
24° 0.7′ N · 74° 31.9′ W · approximate
An underwater monument and commemorative plaque off Long Bay marking where Columbus's ships are thought to have anchored.
Practical
Bahamas tourism: an underwater monument designates where La Pinta dropped anchor; BNT: a plaque on the seafloor in West Coast Marine Park marks the anchorage of Columbus's first landfall. No published coordinates - point placed about 500 m off the landfall cross (derived). Ask Riding Rock's dive staff; snorkel or dive only in calm conditions.
Best for
A historic snorkel or dive
Nearby
- Devil's Claw (San Salvador)0.2 NM away
- Columbus Landfall Monument (Long Bay, San Salvador)0.3 NM away
- Mexico Olympic Monument (Long Bay)0.3 NM away
- West Coast Marine Park (San Salvador)0.5 NM away
- Shark Alley (San Salvador)0.6 NM away
- Hole in the Wall (San Salvador)0.8 NM away
- Great Cut (San Salvador)1.1 NM away
- Grouper Gully (San Salvador)1.4 NM away