Hogsty Reef
uninhabited coral atoll located in the southern Bahamas
Hogsty Reef is an uninhabited coral atoll located in the southern Bahamas. It is located approximately halfway between Great Inagua (to the South) and Acklins Island (to the North).
Geography and navigation
It is a 8×5 km (5×3 mile) coral atoll rising up from 1,800 m (6,000 ft) deep surrounding waters. Hogsty is uninhabited and hardly anyone ever visits. There are just two tiny islands – hardly larger than sandbars – not enough to offer any real lee anchorage. The islands are small enough to walk/circumnavigate in 5–10 minutes. They do offer good shelling. Most charts and guides call out an anchorage in the lee of NW Cay. It is also possible to anchor at the head of the lagoon. The lagoon is mostly 6–9 m (20–30 ft) deep with scattered coral heads.
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