Landmark· Isla Holbox· Mexico

Cabo Catoche

21° 36.3′ N · 87° 6.2′ W

The northernmost point of the Yucatán Peninsula and the IHO boundary between the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean - where Córdoba's expedition made the first intentional European landing in Mexico in 1517 and where the world's largest whale-shark gathering feeds offshore each summer.

Practical

Coordinate from Wikipedia. About 53 km north of Cancún; no road access, by sea only. A lighthouse marks the cape; ruins of Ekab and Boca Iglesia lie nearby. Low, featureless coast: the Yucatán Current flows strongly along the western side of the Yucatán Channel and into the Gulf here - allow for set and give the cape a wide berth. Inside the Yum Balam / Caribe Mexicano protected areas.

Best for

A rounding mark and history stop on the north coast

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