Cayo Miguel

Cayo Miguel: coast and water

17590 m at 48°: Punta Cupey (point); 17830 m at 275°: Punta de Espeque (point); 18780 m at 75°: Punta Oriental (point); 19910 m at 279°: Punta de Piedra (point); 19970 m at 19°: Punta Cazones (point); 20800 m at 282°: Boca de Bandera (channel); 20910 m at 18°: Entrada Cazones (cove); 21320 m at 17°: Punta Guaníval (point).

Cayo Miguel: islands

3170 m at 76°: Cayo Rancho de Cándido (island); 4550 m at 15°: Cayo Borracho (island); 4780 m at 260°: Cayo Blanco (island); 7650 m at 23°: Cayo Alcatraz (island); 9820 m at 7°: Cayo Mogote (island); 13350 m at 264°: Cayos Blancos del Sur (island group); 14530 m at 268°: Cayo Ernest Thaelmann (island); 16740 m at 120°: Cayo Piedras (island); 22630 m at 284°: Cayo El Calvario (island); 23170 m at 225°: Cayo Sigua (island); 24690 m at 300°: Cayo Cobo (island); 27260 m at 167°: Cayo Arenoso (island).

Cayo Miguel: inland

11740 m at 350°: Laguna Hervidero (lake); 17430 m at 61°: Finca Perdices (locality); 18050 m at 54°: Lagunillas (locality); 20250 m at 12°: Las Vacas (locality); 23500 m at 343°: San Lázaro (locality); 23620 m at 82°: Villa Playa Giron (hotel).

Cayo Miguel: distances

12920 m at 24°: Playa Los Cocos; 23480 m at 82°: Playa Girón; 27500 m at 18°: Playa Máquina; 55520 m at 212°: Vilo Acuña International Airport ; 85300 m at 82°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 57190 m at 215°: Marina Marlin Cayo Largo (marina).

Protected: 32520 m at 70°: Refugio de Faunas.

Cayo Miguel: close by

3170 m at 76°: Cayo Rancho de Cándido (cay); 4560 m at 15°: Cayo Borracho (cay); 4780 m at 260°: Cayo Blanco (cay); 7650 m at 23°: Cayo Alcatraz (cay); 8230 m at 248°: Las Lavanderas (reef); 9820 m at 7°: Cayo Mogote (cay); 13350 m at 264°: Cayos Blancos del Sur (island group); 14530 m at 268°: Cayo Ernest Thaelmann (cay); 15670 m at 296°: Cayo Cayuelo (cay); 16740 m at 120°: Cayo Piedras (cay); 16990 m at 60°: Centro de Buceo Punta Perdiz (reef); 17100 m at 67°: Punta Perdiz (reef).

Cayo Miguel: on and around

Within 15 km: 4 attractions, 3 trails & viewpoints.

8330 m at 344°: Las Salinas (attractions); 11960 m at 353°: Mirador #3 (attractions); 13260 m at 357°: Mirador #2 (attractions); 14470 m at 360°: Mirador #1 (attractions).

Cayo Miguel: marine life records

1123 records of 290 species within 15 km, 1910 to 2026: 368 seabirds and shorebirds, 254 sponges, 253 fish, 103 corals, 44 echinoderms, 29 crustaceans, 28 molluscs, 21 seagrass and algae, 16 other, 6 sharks and rays, 1 marine mammals. That is 158.9 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Demospongiae, 57 (sponges); Egretta rufescens, 50 (seabirds and shorebirds); Hydroprogne caspia, 35 (seabirds and shorebirds); Agelas sceptrum, 33 (sponges); Egretta tricolor, 32 (seabirds and shorebirds); Platalea ajaja, 31 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, 28 (seabirds and shorebirds); Himantopus mexicanus, 23 (seabirds and shorebirds); Sterna maxima, 20 (seabirds and shorebirds); Spirastrella, 19 (sponges); Megaceryle alcyon, 18 (seabirds and shorebirds); Sparisoma viride, 18 (fish).

Months with records, seabirds and shorebirds: Jan 5, Feb 59, Mar 33, May 4, Jun 1, Sep 4, Dec 49.

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

Cayo Miguel: notes

Trips to island groups are booked in advance.