Archipelagos · Ciego de Ávila
Cayos del Canal Nuevo
Cayos del Canal Nuevo is an island group at 22°17′59″N 78°24′02″W in Ciego de Ávila province.
Cayos del Canal Nuevo: coast and water
2230 m at 289°: Pasa Vieja Los Griegos (channel); 7050 m at 221°: Laguna Mata Rodilla (lagoon); 9480 m at 146°: Lagunato de Judas (lagoon); 11010 m at 34°: Boca de los Paredones (channel); 13070 m at 32°: Punta La Harina (point); 13160 m at 157°: Laguna Nazaret (lagoon); 15370 m at 32°: Ensenada del Jato (cove); 16220 m at 273°: Punta Cerrillo (point).
Cayos del Canal Nuevo: islands
4720 m at 187°: Cayo de Los Tratantes (islet); 4810 m at 182°: Cayo las Piedras de Momito (islet); 11760 m at 338°: Cayo Rabihorcado (island); 13720 m at 90°: Cayo Mojarra (island); 14870 m at 148°: Cayo Nazaret (island); 19590 m at 82°: Cayo Alto de Juan Saez (island); 19900 m at 43°: Cayo Salado (island); 22390 m at 311°: Cayo Eusebio del Este (islet); 22470 m at 37°: Cayo Queche (island); 23910 m at 50°: Cayo del Medio (islet); 26000 m at 16°: Cayuelo Coco (island); 26980 m at 51°: Cayo Los Santos (islet).
Cayos del Canal Nuevo: inland
8140 m at 205°: Casimbas de la Tasajera (locality); 12320 m at 352°: La Silla (locality); 15400 m at 261°: La Loma (settlement); 15530 m at 175°: Cayo Piedras (locality); 17340 m at 253°: Comandante Fajardo (settlement); 17800 m at 188°: Cayo Redondo (locality).
Cayos del Canal Nuevo: distances
25540 m at 168°: Bolivia; 31470 m at 228°: Morón; 33080 m at 236°: Las Charcas; 19380 m at 22°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 144200 m at 125°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 41760 m at 319°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).
Protected: 23740 m at 329°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco.
Cayos del Canal Nuevo: close by
2640 m at 153°: Cayo La Higuereta (cay); 4720 m at 187°: Cayo de Los Tratantes (cay); 4810 m at 182°: Cayo las Piedras de Momito (cay); 5630 m at 286°: Cayo Juan Griego (cay); 7580 m at 339°: Cayo Largo La Salina (cay); 7940 m at 90°: Cayo Lajiales de Judas (cay); 9270 m at 84°: Cayo Alto (cay); 9780 m at 124°: Cayo Judas (cay); 10690 m at 17°: Cayos Largo el Coco (cay); 10760 m at 17°: Cayo Largo El Coco (cay); 11080 m at 80°: Cayo La Aguada (cay); 11170 m at 80°: Cayo Alto Remanemte (cay).
Cayos del Canal Nuevo: on and around
Within 15 km: 1 police & fire.
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Cayos del Canal Nuevo: marine life records
104 records of 20 species within 15 km, 2000 to 2025: 103 seabirds and shorebirds, 1 marine mammals. That is 14.7 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Pelecanus occidentalis, 15 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta rufescens, 12 (seabirds and shorebirds); Fregata magnificens, 11 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, 10 (seabirds and shorebirds); Himantopus mexicanus, 10 (seabirds and shorebirds); Sterna maxima, 8 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta tricolor, 7 (seabirds and shorebirds); Platalea ajaja, 7 (seabirds and shorebirds); Sterna sandvicensis, 5 (seabirds and shorebirds); Arenaria interpres, 3 (seabirds and shorebirds); Tringa semipalmata, 3 (seabirds and shorebirds); Hydroprogne caspia, 3 (seabirds and shorebirds).
Months with records, seabirds and shorebirds: Jan 1, Feb 9, Mar 13, May 10, Sep 1, Dec 3.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayos del Canal Nuevo: notes
Remote cays may need a permit, arranged by an operator.
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.