Archipelagos · Isla de la Juventud

Cayos Aguardiente

Satellite view of Cayos Aguardiente, Cuba
Cayos Aguardiente (Esri, Maxar)

Cayos Aguardiente is an island group at 21°34′47″N 82°12′50″W in Isla de la Juventud province.

GPS 21.57968, -82.2138321°34′47″N 82°12′50″W

Cayos Aguardiente: coast and water

10400 m at 96°: Laguna de Cantiles (lagoon); 10990 m at 87°: Laguna Inglés (lagoon); 12380 m at 98°: Ensenada Inglés (bay); 15350 m at 83°: Laguna Vicente Justo (lagoon); 18590 m at 86°: Canalizo del Medio (channel); 23900 m at 79°: Posa La Chalana (lagoon); 24340 m at 75°: Laguna del Norte (lagoon); 25730 m at 288°: Pasa Benedicto (channel).

Wider satellite view around Cayos Aguardiente
Cayos Aguardiente, wider

Cayos Aguardiente: islands

2240 m at 93°: Cayos Catuches (island group); 9630 m at 265°: Cayo Campos (island); 13200 m at 284°: Cayo Palma (island); 16430 m at 48°: Cayo Gaviota (island); 16580 m at 70°: Cayo Ron (island); 19280 m at 70°: Cayo Ciriales (island); 20670 m at 67°: Cayo Ciprés (island); 21580 m at 51°: Cayo La Palma (island); 26090 m at 299°: Cayos Bocas de Alonso (island group); 29930 m at 78°: Cayo La Sigua (island); 33570 m at 288°: Cayo Melones (island); 33760 m at 74°: Cayo Las Gaviotas (island).

Cayos Aguardiente: inland

43120 m at 265°: Los Arroyitos (locality); 43250 m at 274°: Cerro Caudal (hill); 46640 m at 284°: Cerros de San Juan (hills); 46710 m at 286°: Recría Cuarenta y Ocho (ranch); 47150 m at 285°: GP La Reforma (farm); 48340 m at 297°: Guayabo (stream).

Cayos Aguardiente: distances

53110 m at 258°: Playa Larga; 58800 m at 296°: Júcaro; 59070 m at 288°: Santa Fe; 65360 m at 296°: Rafael Cabrera Airport ; 166240 m at 341°: Port of Mariel (port); 66370 m at 86°: Marina Marlin Cayo Largo (marina).

Cayos Aguardiente: close by

2240 m at 93°: Cayos Catuches (island group); 3880 m at 54°: Cayo Punta del Canto (cay); 5120 m at 85°: Cayo del Perro (cay); 5410 m at 126°: Cayo Ávalos (cay); 5650 m at 106°: Cayo Avalito (cay); 6180 m at 90°: Cayo Ratones (cay); 7290 m at 86°: Cayo Los Muertos (cay); 8080 m at 94°: Cayo Langosta (cay); 9620 m at 265°: Cayo Campos (cay); 9870 m at 63°: Cayo Tablones (cay); 10120 m at 301°: Archipiélago de Los Canarreos (island group); 13200 m at 284°: Cayo Palma (cay).

Cayos Aguardiente: marine life records

1311 records of 72 species within 15 km, 1962 to 2001: 753 fish, 557 corals, 1 crustaceans. That is 185.5 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Porites astreoides, 96 (corals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 79 (fish); Scarus iseri, 67 (fish); Acropora palmata, 66 (corals); Sparisoma viride, 63 (fish); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 50 (fish); Orbicella faveolata, 48 (corals); Microspathodon chrysurus, 47 (fish); Orbicella franksi, 44 (corals); Haemulon plumierii, 42 (fish); Siderastrea siderea, 41 (corals); Orbicella annularis, 40 (corals).

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

Cayos Aguardiente: notes

Trips to island groups are booked in advance.

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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.

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