Archipelagos · Isla de la Juventud
Cayos Bocas de Alonso
Cayos Bocas de Alonso is an island group at 21°41′31″N 82°26′08″W in Isla de la Juventud province.
Cayos Bocas de Alonso: coast and water
790 m at 85°: Punta Arena (point); 14610 m at 281°: Pasa del Guayabo (channel); 16950 m at 268°: Punta San Juan (point); 17120 m at 267°: Esteros del Bucanero (cove); 17230 m at 261°: Punta Aguas Mulatas (point); 18230 m at 271°: Ciénaga de San Juan (marsh); 18740 m at 295°: Punta Marqués (point); 19570 m at 297°: Punta El Esponjero (point).
Cayos Bocas de Alonso: islands
8870 m at 277°: Cayo Vivero (island); 9180 m at 258°: Cayo Melones (island); 9320 m at 146°: Cayo Coco (island); 9850 m at 265°: Cayo Costilla (island); 13730 m at 133°: Cayo Palma (island); 13810 m at 178°: Cayo Matiitas (island); 15930 m at 155°: Cayo Hicacos (island); 17410 m at 217°: Cayos los Cayuelos (island group); 18810 m at 135°: Cayo Campos (island); 20380 m at 301°: Cayos Balandras (island group); 21880 m at 308°: Cayo Canal Ancha (island); 28120 m at 117°: Cayos Catuches (island group).
Cayos Bocas de Alonso: inland
20700 m at 289°: Itabo de Rojas (stream); 22620 m at 269°: GP La Reforma (farm); 22650 m at 268°: El Fanguito (settlement); 23340 m at 233°: Caridad del Cerro (locality); 23900 m at 269°: Vaquería Número Dos (ranch); 23970 m at 270°: Vaquería Número Tres (ranch).
Cayos Bocas de Alonso: distances
32750 m at 294°: Júcaro; 33750 m at 280°: Santa Fe; 37200 m at 231°: Playa Larga; 39320 m at 294°: Rafael Cabrera Airport ; 147920 m at 347°: Port of Mariel (port); 89550 m at 95°: Marina Marlin Cayo Largo (marina).
Protected: 35160 m at 263°: Reserva de Fauna Ciénaga de Lanier.
Cayos Bocas de Alonso: close by
6050 m at 163°: Cayo Flamenco (cay); 6630 m at 203°: Cayo Rabihorcado (cay); 8860 m at 277°: Cayo Vivero (cay); 9180 m at 258°: Cayo Melones (cay); 9320 m at 146°: Cayo Coco (cay); 9840 m at 265°: Cayo Costilla (cay); 10960 m at 250°: Cayo Guayabo (cay); 11430 m at 271°: Cayo Balandra (cay); 11600 m at 289°: Cayo San Juan (cay); 13740 m at 133°: Cayo Palma (cay); 13810 m at 178°: Cayo Matiitas (cay); 13890 m at 183°: Cayo Matías (cay).
Cayos Bocas de Alonso: marine life records
680 records of 80 species within 15 km, 1984 to 2009: 378 fish, 273 corals, 20 crustaceans, 7 other, 1 sponges, 1 seabirds and shorebirds. That is 96.2 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Porites astreoides, 62 (corals); Acropora palmata, 43 (corals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 39 (fish); Scarus iseri, 33 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 32 (fish); Orbicella faveolata, 28 (corals); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 26 (fish); Microspathodon chrysurus, 25 (fish); Siderastrea siderea, 24 (corals); Haemulon plumierii, 22 (fish); Lutjanus apodus, 22 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 21 (fish).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayos Bocas de Alonso: notes
The pin is one reference point of a larger group.
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.