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Pedro Cays & Pedro Bank

17° 3.1′ N · 77° 45.1′ W

A 100-mile-wide shoal bank 50 miles south of Jamaica, with four cays used by fishermen and over 300 estimated shipwrecks; Jamaica's main queen conch ground.

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Practical

Position is the 35 ft steel light tower (Fl 5s, 11 M) on NE Cay (Virgintino). Jamaican authorities do not want cruising yachts visiting the cays without prior Coast Guard permission; SW (Bird) Cay is a bird sanctuary with no landing; Middle Cay has a Coast Guard station and fishermen's camp (Wikipedia). See the Pedro Bank passage entry for hazards.

Best for

Knowing where not to go

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