Punta Nizuc

Costa Occidental de Isla Mujeres, Punta Cancun y Punta Nizuc IUCN Category II - National Park
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location	Quintana Roo Mexico
surface	8,673.06 ha (of which 0.61 ha land area)
Geographical location	21 ° 1 '  N , 86 ° 46'  W Coordinates: 21 ° 1 '25 "  N , 86 ° 46' 9"  W
Setup date	July 19, 1996

Punta Nizuc , marked as Poligono 3 in the national park.

Punta Nizuc in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo is a sandy promontory at the southernmost end of Isla Cancun .

location

The area is part of the main reef that runs parallel to the coastline on the Yucatán Peninsula . It is home to numerous coral formations and has been part of the Costa Occidental de Isla Mujeres, Punta Cancún y Punta Nizuc National Park since 1996 .

Puntas

On the Yucatán Peninsula, the term Punta is used to denote formations that are connected to the coastline.

art

• La Jardinera del la Esperanza (The Garden of Hope) , in 4 m water depth in front of Punta Nizuc, underwater sculpture by Jason deCaires Taylor

literature

• Yucatán en el tiempo . Enciclopedia Alfabética. México 1998. ISBN 970-9071-04-1

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ficha SIMEC | Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas | Gobierno | gob.mx. Retrieved October 1, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Ficha SIMEC | Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas | Gobierno | gob.mx. Retrieved October 1, 2018 .