![]() This anchorage is exposed to northers sweeping down the lagoon. You'll find good protection from prevailing northeast to south winds. Anchor west of the western one in 10 to 12 feet depth over thick grassy bottom. We passed to the west of the coral patch following the blue channel and sounded water depths of 10 feet. A sharp lookout is necessary to dodge a dangerous, hard-to-see coral patch that lies in the center of this channel. From seaward, the 100 yard-wide cut is easily identified between two breaking reefs west of Southwest Cay. This is the widest and easiest pass.Īnother pass lies about 200 yards west of Southwest Cay. We sounded least depths of 12 to 14 feet in the pass. We entered on a northeast course about % NM west of Southwest Cay, the most southerly island at Glovers Reef. Good light and a bow watch is absolutely necessary to dodge the numerous reef patches. Several reef shoals lie in the center of this mile-wide entrance. The Southern Pass, located west of the two Southwest Cays, is the widest entrance into Glovers Reef. See chart, "Southwest Cays and Southern Pass, Glovers Reef." Glovers Reef is interrupted by only three breaks in its reef. Like sequins on a satin sea, over 600 pinnacles and patch coral reefs rise to the surface. The lagoon within Glovers Reef is unique because of its average depth of 50 to 75 feet. On all outer sides, it is steep-to with well defined reefs breaking the surface. Glovers Reef is a splendid example of a true atoll comparable to anything in the South Pacific or Indian Ocean. There are six cays, all on the southeast side. Its greatest length is 15 miles with a width of 4.5 to 6 miles. The reef walls start at 30 feet and drop to more than 2,000 feet. This spectacular oval-shaped atoll is surrounded by an incredible wall of living coral. The direct line course from Tobacco Cay Pass is 132° T from Gladden Pass, steer 024° T to Glovers Southern Pass. It lies 15 miles east of South Water Cay on a direct course of 115° T. ![]() Glovers Reef is the most southern of Belize's three offshore atolls. The name Glover was later derived from an English buccaneer, John Glover, who made the cays his base in the 1700s. The name Long Reef appears on charts during the early 18th century. The early history of Glovers Reef is obscure. ![]()
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