Cayos Gandón

Cayos Gandón: coast and water

2510 m at 183°: Punta de Chibolo (point); 4120 m at 265°: Canalizo Bachicha (channel); 5590 m at 141°: Punta Playa de Muertos (point); 5800 m at 109°: Punta Puerto Escondido (point); 8770 m at 184°: Ensenada Rincón del Infierno (cove); 8770 m at 127°: Playa del Esquivel (beach); 10080 m at 188°: Punta del Infierno (point); 11910 m at 130°: Cañón del Esquivel (channel).

Cayos Gandón: islands

880 m at 92°: Cayuelo de Gandón (island); 2980 m at 217°: Cayo Empalizada de Sotavento (island); 3540 m at 221°: Archipiélago Sabana Camagüey (island group); 7810 m at 283°: Cayo Piedra del Obispo (island); 8560 m at 152°: Cayos Rabihorcados (island group); 10130 m at 210°: Las Picuas (island); 12200 m at 255°: Cayo Mahomito (island); 13550 m at 285°: Cayo Quinchos (island); 13570 m at 278°: Pichado Key (historical) (island); 13980 m at 127°: Cayo Iguana (island); 14520 m at 125°: Cayo Matahambre (island); 15770 m at 282°: Cayo La Yana (island).

Cayos Gandón: inland

19450 m at 144°: Estación Concha (railway station); 20740 m at 145°: Isabela de Sagua (settlement); 21820 m at 170°: Júcaro (hamlet); 23090 m at 181°: Las Tumbas (locality); 23720 m at 156°: Laguna del Dorado (pond); 23740 m at 193°: San Manuel (locality).

Cayos Gandón: distances

20090 m at 151°: Playa de Punta Gorda; 20660 m at 145°: Isabela de Sagua; 21330 m at 205°: Playa de Durán; 69250 m at 164°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 109370 m at 197°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 102830 m at 275°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).

Protected: 29590 m at 183°: Mogotes de Jumagua.

Cayos Gandón: close by

880 m at 92°: Cayuelo de Gandón (cay); 1290 m at 93°: Cayo Arbolito (cay); 2980 m at 217°: Cayo Empalizada de Sotavento (cay); 3530 m at 221°: Archipiélago Sabana Camagüey (island group); 5920 m at 117°: Cayo Hicacal (cay); 6620 m at 115°: Cayo Esquivel del Norte (cay); 7150 m at 128°: Cayo Esquivel del Sur (cay); 7810 m at 283°: Cayo Piedra del Obispo (cay); 7910 m at 177°: Cayo Rancho del Cojo (cay); 8150 m at 127°: Cayo Esquivel (cay); 8210 m at 210°: Cayo El Barbero (cay); 8520 m at 195°: Cayo Ocho Arrobas (cay).

Cayos Gandón: on and around

Within 15 km: 1 coral reefs.

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Cayos Gandón: marine life records

695 records of 127 species within 15 km, 1931 to 2005: 460 fish, 203 corals, 10 crustaceans, 7 marine mammals, 5 other, 4 molluscs, 3 echinoderms, 3 sharks and rays. That is 98.3 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Haemulon sciurus, 36 (fish); Millepora complanata, 36 (corals); Acanthurus bahianus, 32 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 30 (fish); Orbicella faveolata, 29 (corals); Lutjanus apodus, 26 (fish); Montastraea cavernosa, 25 (corals); Sparisoma viride, 24 (fish); Pseudodiploria strigosa, 24 (corals); Microspathodon chrysurus, 23 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 22 (fish); Acropora palmata, 21 (corals).

Months with records, sharks and rays: Apr 2, Dec 1; marine mammals: Jan 7.

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

Cayos Gandón: notes

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