Archipelagos · Isla de la Juventud

Cayos Catuches

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

Cayos Catuches is an island group at 21°34′43″N 82°11′32″W in Isla de la Juventud province.

GPS 21.57875, -82.1921721°34′43″N 82°11′32″W

Cayos Catuches: coast and water

7970 m at 270°: Canalizo Los Ajos (channel); 9020 m at 55°: Punta Los Muertos (point); 10150 m at 100°: Ensenada Inglés (bay); 11640 m at 127°: Quebrada La Tablita (channel); 21730 m at 78°: Posa La Chalana (lagoon); 22980 m at 72°: Canalizo del Este (channel); 23800 m at 74°: Laguna Ciego (lagoon); 25450 m at 76°: Canal del Rosario (channel).

Wider satellite view around Cayos Catuches
Cayos Catuches, wider

Cayos Catuches: islands

2530 m at 21°: Cayo Punta del Canto (island); 2920 m at 78°: Cayo del Perro (island); 3760 m at 146°: Cayo Ávalos (island); 14540 m at 66°: Cayo Ron (island); 17230 m at 68°: Cayo Ciriales (island); 19970 m at 46°: Cayo La Palma (island); 21390 m at 52°: Cayo Tabloncito (island); 27770 m at 77°: Cayo La Sigua (island); 28430 m at 283°: Cayo Rabihorcado (island); 28530 m at 65°: Cayo Pasaje (island); 28690 m at 79°: Cayo La Paloma (island); 35010 m at 71°: Cayo Francesito (island).

Cayos Catuches: inland

42490 m at 263°: Seboruco (locality); 42730 m at 269°: Carril del Indio (locality); 43370 m at 273°: Cerro de Punta del Este (locality); 45350 m at 265°: Los Arroyitos (locality); 45750 m at 276°: Hato Nuevo (locality); 48800 m at 284°: La Reforma (settlement).

Cayos Catuches: distances

55280 m at 259°: Playa Larga; 60860 m at 295°: Júcaro; 61240 m at 288°: Santa Fe; 66940 m at 86°: Vilo Acuña International Airport ; 167090 m at 340°: Port of Mariel (port); 64140 m at 86°: Marina Marlin Cayo Largo (marina).

Cayos Catuches: close by

2240 m at 273°: Cayos Aguardiente (island group); 2530 m at 21°: Cayo Punta del Canto (cay); 2920 m at 78°: Cayo del Perro (cay); 3500 m at 114°: Cayo Avalito (cay); 3760 m at 146°: Cayo Ávalos (cay); 3940 m at 89°: Cayo Ratones (cay); 5070 m at 84°: Cayo Los Muertos (cay); 5840 m at 94°: Cayo Langosta (cay); 8000 m at 55°: Cayo Tablones (cay); 11850 m at 267°: Cayo Campos (cay); 12140 m at 296°: Archipiélago de Los Canarreos (island group); 14540 m at 66°: Cayo Ron (cay).

Cayos Catuches: marine life records

1166 records of 71 species within 15 km, 2001 to 2001: 662 fish, 504 corals. That is 165.0 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Porites astreoides, 81 (corals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 69 (fish); Scarus iseri, 60 (fish); Acropora palmata, 58 (corals); Sparisoma viride, 53 (fish); Orbicella faveolata, 48 (corals); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 46 (fish); Orbicella franksi, 44 (corals); Siderastrea siderea, 41 (corals); Orbicella annularis, 40 (corals); Haemulon plumierii, 40 (fish); Microspathodon chrysurus, 37 (fish).

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

Cayos Catuches: 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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