Archipiélago de Sabana

Archipiélago de Sabana: coast and water

1750 m at 286°: Punta Blanquizal (point); 2980 m at 251°: Punta Mujeres (point); 7040 m at 320°: Boca Ciega (channel); 8000 m at 293°: Canalizo Garrafón (channel); 8060 m at 325°: Cayo Bahía de Cádiz Lighthouse (lighthouse); 11800 m at 95°: Punta Mosquito (point); 11850 m at 100°: Canalizo El Hacha (channel); 14610 m at 259°: Canalizo Nicolás Sánchez (channel).

Archipiélago de Sabana: islands

3270 m at 113°: Cayo Basura (island); 6610 m at 300°: Cayos Falcones (island group); 7920 m at 323°: Cayo Bahía de Cádiz (island); 8380 m at 100°: Cayo Alcatraces (island); 13020 m at 136°: Cayo Picheles (island); 13110 m at 148°: Cayo Frío (island); 13490 m at 122°: Cayo Espartillo (island); 16680 m at 113°: Cayo Esperanza (island); 16880 m at 135°: Cayo Coco (island); 18210 m at 154°: Cayo Ramajes (island); 19200 m at 148°: Cayo Juan Ruíz (island); 19380 m at 124°: Cayo Partido (island).

Archipiélago de Sabana: inland

19750 m at 194°: Sucesores de Espinosa (locality); 20270 m at 209°: Playa Ganuza (settlement); 20490 m at 191°: Vergara (locality); 20690 m at 194°: San Francisco (hamlet); 20750 m at 200°: Las Mercedes (hamlet); 20820 m at 226°: Dos Hermanos (locality).

Archipiélago de Sabana: distances

18990 m at 192°: Playa La Fe; 23310 m at 201°: Sierra Morena; 23330 m at 220°: Corralillo; 88560 m at 145°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 110770 m at 180°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 71140 m at 271°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).

Archipiélago de Sabana: close by

2200 m at 206°: Cayo Negro Maco (cay); 2720 m at 86°: Cayo Blanquizal (cay); 3270 m at 113°: Cayo Basura (cay); 6380 m at 214°: Cayo Pasaje (cay); 6610 m at 300°: Cayos Falcones (island group); 7570 m at 135°: Cayo Barco Perdido (cay); 7720 m at 123°: Cayo Cera (cay); 7910 m at 156°: Cayo Mosquito (cay); 7910 m at 323°: Cayo Bahía de Cádiz (cay); 8370 m at 234°: Cayo Esponja (cay); 8390 m at 100°: Cayo Alcatraces (cay); 8770 m at 168°: Cayo Mosquitico (cay).

Archipiélago de Sabana: on and around

Within 15 km: 4 coral reefs.

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Archipiélago de Sabana: marine life records

274 records of 62 species within 15 km, 1970 to 2005: 149 fish, 116 corals, 8 marine mammals, 1 molluscs. That is 38.8 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Porites astreoides, 24 (corals); Pseudodiploria clivosa, 19 (corals); Orbicella faveolata, 18 (corals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 13 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 10 (fish); Haemulon sciurus, 10 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 10 (fish); Pseudodiploria strigosa, 9 (corals); Montastraea cavernosa, 9 (corals); Haemulon plumierii, 8 (fish); Lutjanus apodus, 8 (fish); Lutjanus griseus, 7 (fish).

Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 6, Jun 1, Dec 1.

Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.

Archipiélago de Sabana: notes

Trips to island groups are booked in advance.

Getting to Archipiélago de Sabana

• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro Cayo Bahía de Cádiz stands about 8.1 km away.