Cay Sal Bank

Cay Sal Bank (Spanish: Placer de los Roques) is the third largest (after Great Bahama Bank and Little Bahama Bank) and the westernmost of the Bahama Banks. It is located between 23º27'N - 24º10'N and 079º25'W – 080º35'W, and is found between Cuba, the Great Bahama Bank, and the Florida Keys. In a geographical sense, it lies closer to Cuba than to The Bahamas proper, lying 50 km (31 mi) away from Cuba across the Nicholas Channel. It is separated by the Santaren Channel from the Great Bahama Bank, the western rim of which is 50 km (31 mi) to the east, and is separated from the Florida Keys by the Straits of Florida, lying 100 km (62 mi) to the south of Key Largo.

Administratively, the bank and its islands are part of Bimini district of The Bahamas, the main islands of which are 150 km (93 mi) to the north. The closest point of any other named Bahamian land to the bank is Orange Cay (24°56′24″N 79°08′45″W / 24.94000°N 79.14583°W / 24.94000; -79.14583 (Orange Cay)), the southernmost island of the Bimini Chain. The distance between Orange Cay and the nearest dry land of Cay Sal Bank, the Dog Rocks, is 120 km (75 mi). The westernmost tip of Andros is the second closest point of land, approximately 145 km (90 mi) east of Cay Sal Bank.