Cape San Antonio (), is a

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which forms the western extremity of the

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and the western extremity of

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. It extends into the Yucatán Channel, and is part of the municipality of Sandino, in

Pinar del Río Province The Pinar del Río Province is one of the 15 provinces of Cuba. It is at the western end of the island of Cuba. The capital and largest city is Pinar del Río (191,081 pop. in 2022). Geography The Pinar del Río province is Cuba's westernmost p ...

. According to the

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, the line between the

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Cabo Catoche Cabo Catoche or Cape Catoche, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, is the northernmost point on the Yucatán Peninsula. It lies in the municipality of Isla Mujeres, about north of the city of Cancún. According to the International Hydrograph ...

on the north tip of the

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and the lighthouse at Cape San Antonio marks the division between the

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to the south and

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to the north.

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External links

Cape San Antonio on havanajournal.com

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Sandino, Cuba Geography of Pinar del Río Province {{Cuba-geo-stub

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