Archipelagos · Isla de la Juventud
Archipiélago de Los Canarreos
Archipiélago de Los Canarreos is an island group at 21°37′35″N 82°17′52″W in Isla de la Juventud province.
Archipiélago de Los Canarreos: coast and water
6800 m at 215°: Canalizo Campos (channel); 20180 m at 103°: Laguna Inglés (lagoon); 21750 m at 298°: Canalizo Horqueta (channel); 22070 m at 108°: Ensenada Inglés (bay); 24110 m at 98°: Laguna Vicente Justo (lagoon); 26770 m at 254°: Canalizo Punta del Este (channel); 26840 m at 254°: Punta del Este (point); 27130 m at 110°: Arrecife Seco de Cascajo (reef).
Archipiélago de Los Canarreos: islands
4610 m at 244°: Cayo Palma (island); 9030 m at 267°: Cayo Coco (island); 10120 m at 121°: Cayos Aguardiente (island group); 10330 m at 226°: Cayo Hicacos (island); 16810 m at 274°: Cayo Rabihorcado (island); 17700 m at 109°: Cayo Langosta (island); 21670 m at 74°: Cayo Gaviota (island); 23800 m at 283°: Cayo Melones (island); 24500 m at 290°: Cayo Vivero (island); 24810 m at 278°: Cayo Guayabo (island); 26880 m at 87°: Cayo Ciriales (island); 28710 m at 88°: Cayo La Luz (island).
Archipiélago de Los Canarreos: inland
32440 m at 259°: Carril del Indio (locality); 32540 m at 265°: Cerro de Punta del Este (locality); 32930 m at 252°: Seboruco (locality); 37470 m at 280°: El Fanguito (settlement); 38260 m at 280°: El Chalet (settlement); 38720 m at 260°: Palma Alta (locality).
Archipiélago de Los Canarreos: distances
46160 m at 250°: Playa Larga; 48730 m at 295°: Júcaro; 49260 m at 286°: Santa Fe; 55290 m at 295°: Rafael Cabrera Airport ; 158600 m at 343°: Port of Mariel (port); 74930 m at 91°: Marina Marlin Cayo Largo (marina).
Archipiélago de Los Canarreos: close by
4610 m at 244°: Cayo Palma (cay); 6070 m at 189°: Cayo Campos (cay); 9020 m at 267°: Cayo Coco (cay); 10120 m at 121°: Cayos Aguardiente (island group); 10330 m at 226°: Cayo Hicacos (cay); 12140 m at 116°: Cayos Catuches (island group); 12190 m at 104°: Cayo Punta del Canto (cay); 12590 m at 277°: Cayo Flamenco (cay); 14560 m at 109°: Cayo del Perro (cay); 15280 m at 245°: Cayo Matiitas (cay); 15520 m at 123°: Cayo Ávalos (cay); 15640 m at 115°: Cayo Avalito (cay).
Archipiélago de Los Canarreos: marine life records
1818 records of 89 species within 15 km, 1962 to 2009: 1014 fish, 787 corals, 13 crustaceans, 3 other, 1 seabirds and shorebirds. That is 257.2 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Porites astreoides, 133 (corals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 101 (fish); Scarus iseri, 96 (fish); Acropora palmata, 86 (corals); Sparisoma viride, 77 (fish); Siderastrea siderea, 75 (corals); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 71 (fish); Orbicella faveolata, 61 (corals); Orbicella annularis, 60 (corals); Orbicella franksi, 59 (corals); Agaricia agaricites, 58 (corals); Microspathodon chrysurus, 57 (fish).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Archipiélago de Los Canarreos: notes
Remote cays may need a permit, arranged by an operator.
Sources and data
Name and position: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) (record). Distances are straight-line measurements from these coordinates. Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar. Named places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Positions from public gazetteers can be approximate, so confirm a location with a local operator before you travel.