Archipelagos · Pinar del Río
Cayo Dos Hermanos
Cayo Dos Hermanos is an island group at 22°31′25″N 84°12′59″W in Pinar del Río province.
Cayo Dos Hermanos: coast and water
2600 m at 240°: Ensenada San Felipe (bay); 4800 m at 360°: Punta Tabaco (point); 5890 m at 35°: Estero Picadura (inlet); 7160 m at 226°: Punta del Mulato (point); 8180 m at 237°: Punta Batista (point); 11100 m at 261°: Punta Enllavado (point); 11290 m at 2°: Pasa Roncadora (channel); 12160 m at 237°: Pasa de Murias (channel).
Cayo Dos Hermanos: islands
1520 m at 201°: Cayo Largo (island); 1870 m at 246°: Cayo Escalón (island); 3400 m at 330°: Cayería de Limones (island group); 4190 m at 310°: Cayo Diego (island); 10300 m at 236°: Cayo Murias (island); 11230 m at 247°: Cayo Babún (island); 11300 m at 256°: Cayo Rapado Grande (island); 15640 m at 26°: Archipiélago de los Colorados (island group); 15870 m at 241°: Cayo Rapado Chico (island group); 22250 m at 48°: Cayo Pimienta (island); 24090 m at 236°: Cayo de Buenavista (island); 27880 m at 43°: Cayo Jutías (island).
Cayo Dos Hermanos: inland
1870 m at 114°: Cayo Largo (locality); 4510 m at 49°: Fundora (locality); 5980 m at 101°: Macurijes (settlement); 7190 m at 152°: Cruz de Pino (locality); 7360 m at 225°: Rosa (stream); 8180 m at 123°: Caniego (locality).
Cayo Dos Hermanos: distances
8390 m at 38°: Playa Alejo; 10700 m at 225°: Playa Las Canas; 26890 m at 196°: Mantua; 166230 m at 117°: Rafael Cabrera Airport ; 159080 m at 71°: Port of Mariel (port); 104950 m at 226°: Marina Gaviota Cabo de San Antonio (marina).
Cayo Dos Hermanos: close by
1520 m at 201°: Cayo Largo (cay); 1880 m at 246°: Cayo Escalón (cay); 3400 m at 330°: Cayería de Limones (island group); 4190 m at 311°: Cayo Diego (cay); 10300 m at 236°: Cayo Murias (cay); 11230 m at 247°: Cayo Babún (cay); 11300 m at 256°: Cayo Rapado Grande (cay); 15640 m at 26°: Archipiélago de los Colorados (island group); 15870 m at 241°: Cayo Rapado Chico (island group); 22260 m at 48°: Cayo Pimienta (cay); 24080 m at 236°: Cayo de Buenavista (cay); 24340 m at 235°: Cayo de Buenavista (island group).
Cayo Dos Hermanos: on and around
Within 15 km: 1 historic & heritage.
13480 m at 66°: Cementerio de Baja (historic & heritage).
Cayo Dos Hermanos: marine life records
16 records of 12 species within 15 km, 1885 to 2013: 5 molluscs, 4 other, 3 fish, 2 corals, 1 echinoderms, 1 seabirds and shorebirds. That is 2.3 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Phascolion (Phascolion) strombus strombus, 3 (other); Littoraria angulifera, 2 (molluscs); Hemiramphus balao, 2 (fish); Aplysia dactylomela, 1 (molluscs); Cantherhines, 1 (fish); Cassiopea xamachana, 1 (other); Physalia physalis, 1 (corals); Hyalopecten strigillatus, 1 (molluscs); Elysia crispata, 1 (molluscs); Oreaster reticulatus, 1 (echinoderms); Charadrius vociferus, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds); Dendrogyra cylindrus, 1 (corals).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Dos Hermanos: notes
Ask an operator which cays can be reached.
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.