The Gulf of Batabano is an 80 mile long stretch of the Caribbean Sea.
It lies off the southwestern coast of Cuba and it separates mainland Cuba from the island we're zooming in on.
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Fidel Castro was once held in the island's infamous prison.
The Presidio Modelo was later used to jail foes of his revolution.
Now it's one of the island's tourist attraction's along with beach resorts, seaside shanties, and excellent diving spots.
But there was an unwelcome visitor to the island this weekend ... Hurricane Gustav.
The island was directly in its path.
The same Hurricane Gustav that's now causing havoc over the U.S. Gulf Coast swept over Cuba's second largest island and left a trail of wreckage.
We'll hear more about Gustav's path over Cuba...when we answer our quiz...