Archipelagos · Ciego de Ávila
Cayo Mosquito
Cayo Mosquito is an island group at 20°58′14″N 78°42′43″W in Ciego de Ávila province.
Cayo Mosquito: coast and water
20610 m at 163°: Canal de la Lisa (channel); 24260 m at 8°: Canal Santa María de Afuera (channel); 24290 m at 290°: Canal de Cuervo (channel); 25680 m at 74°: Punta Macurijes (point); 25950 m at 228°: Ensenada Las Anclitas por el Norte (cove); 27620 m at 52°: Punta Potrerillo (point); 27660 m at 197°: Laguna de Boca Piedra (lagoon); 28380 m at 56°: Laguna de Potrerillo (lagoon).
Cayo Mosquito: islands
11840 m at 270°: Cayo Bergantines (island group); 12120 m at 184°: Cayo Cucaracha (island); 19200 m at 171°: Cayo Antón (island); 22140 m at 166°: Cayo Gordo (island); 25190 m at 177°: Cayo Vivero (island); 25690 m at 107°: Cayo Malabrigo (island); 25870 m at 208°: Cayo Boca de la Piedra de Piloto (island); 27840 m at 172°: Cayos Las Nueve Cuartas (island group); 29130 m at 229°: Cayo Anclitas (island group); 29400 m at 247°: Jardines de la Reina (island group); 30370 m at 161°: Cayo Galán (island); 31080 m at 163°: Cayo Las Cruces (island).
Cayo Mosquito: inland
30230 m at 73°: San Cristóbal de la Garrapata (locality); 30750 m at 62°: Baltazar (locality); 35230 m at 75°: San Ramón (locality); 35300 m at 81°: Santo Domingo (hamlet); 36210 m at 41°: Caney de la Barrigona (locality); 36690 m at 66°: Las Marías (locality).
Cayo Mosquito: distances
50890 m at 17°: Playa Santa María; 65970 m at 59°: La Clarita; 66480 m at 61°: Vertientes; 102550 m at 61°: Ignacio Agramonte International Airport ; 163660 m at 67°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 158670 m at 303°: Marina Trinidad (Casilda) (marina).
Protected: 19120 m at 252°: Parque Nacional Jardines de la Reina.
Cayo Mosquito: close by
5440 m at 236°: Cayo Bonito (cay); 10700 m at 326°: Cayo Algodoncito (cay); 11100 m at 189°: Cayo Mégano de Cucaracha (cay); 11840 m at 270°: Cayo Bergantines (island group); 11980 m at 270°: Cayos Bergantines (cay); 12120 m at 184°: Cayo Cucaracha (cay); 13710 m at 252°: Cayo Llanos (cay); 14390 m at 357°: Cayo Algodón Grande (cay); 15150 m at 307°: Cayos Manuel Gómez (island group); 18160 m at 150°: Cayo Chocolate (cay); 18810 m at 152°: Cayo Tarantlin (cay); 19200 m at 171°: Cayo Antón (cay).
Cayo Mosquito: on and around
Within 15 km: 5 coral reefs.
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Cayo Mosquito: marine life records
48 records of 26 species within 15 km, 1938 to 2026: 22 molluscs, 11 fish, 6 sharks and rays, 3 turtles, 3 other, 2 corals, 1 crustaceans. That is 6.8 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Nerita versicolor, 6 (molluscs); Nerita peloronta, 5 (molluscs); Carcharhinus perezii, 4 (sharks and rays); Epinephelus itajara, 3 (fish); Crocodylus acutus, 3 (other); Acanthopleura granulata, 3 (molluscs); Mycteroperca venenosa, 2 (fish); Eretmochelys imbricata, 2 (turtles); Mycteroperca bonaci, 2 (fish); Puperita pupa, 2 (molluscs); Epinephelus striatus, 1 (fish); Lutjanus cyanopterus, 1 (fish).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Mosquito: 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.