What is "cabo rojo"

Cabo rojo, Spanish for red cape, may refer to:

• The municipality of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
• Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge in Puerto Rico
• Cabo Rojo National Natural Landmark, a National Natural Landmark in Puerto Rico
• The coastal feature of Cabo Rojo (Mexico) in the Mexican state of Veracruz
• Cabo Rojo, Dominican Republic, in Pedernales Province

Cabo Rojo ( Spanish for "Red Cape") (21°47'N 97°35'W) is a barrier of quartzite sand deposited adjacent to the coast of the Mexican state of Veracruz, about south of the city of Tampico, Tamaulipas. It encloses the brackish lagoon called Laguna de Tamiahua. It is located in the municipalities of Ozuluama de Mascareñas and Tamiahua.

As one of the few protruding features on this part of the coast, it may be regarded as the boundary between the western coasts of the Bay of Campeche and the Gulf of Mexico proper, and is frequently used by the authorities as a breakpoint for tropical cyclone warnings and watches.

Rojo Category:Landforms of Veracruz