Archipelagos · Sancti Spíritus
Cayos Herradura
Cayos Herradura is an island group at 21°31′59″N 79°16′00″W in Sancti Spíritus province.
Cayos Herradura: coast and water
4340 m at 74°: Estero Nuevo del Basto (inlet); 4490 m at 319°: Punta de Manatí (point); 4840 m at 75°: Estero del Muerto (inlet); 6200 m at 79°: Punta Pasabanao (point); 8610 m at 310°: Punta Las Coloradas (point); 10170 m at 312°: Laguna Las Coloradas (lagoon); 13560 m at 154°: Banco Pasabanao (shoal); 18980 m at 225°: Canal de Manatí (channel); 19290 m at 198°: Canal Burgao (channel); 19310 m at 290°: Punta del Playazo (point); 21240 m at 291°: Punta Las Cruces (point); 24900 m at 76°: Punta Las Charcas (point); 25220 m at 296°: Laguna Redonda (lagoon); 25550 m at 324°: Laguna Las Guásimas (marsh); 27530 m at 293°: Ensenada Carenero (bay); 29110 m at 298°: Laguna de Polizones (lagoon).
Cayos Herradura: islands
21170 m at 181°: Cayo Burgao (island); 28370 m at 288°: Cayo La Boca (island).
Cayos Herradura: inland
7410 m at 360°: Los Galleguitos (airfield); 7580 m at 9°: Manuel Casas (hamlet); 7590 m at 43°: Cañaones (locality); 7720 m at 14°: Andres M. del Valle (locality); 10560 m at 1°: El Taburete (locality); 10960 m at 40°: J. Trelles (locality); 12770 m at 8°: Quemados Nuevos (locality); 12970 m at 53°: Caledonio García (locality); 13390 m at 24°: El Cedro (hamlet); 13420 m at 15°: Guano Tuerto Alto (locality); 14690 m at 72°: Petronila Valle (locality); 14860 m at 52°: La Pañoleta (locality).
Cayos Herradura: distances
25390 m at 5°: La Sierpe; 29210 m at 320°: Guasimal; 36250 m at 346°: Bacuino de Reyes; 80640 m at 291°: Alberto Delgado Airport ; 139170 m at 300°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 79010 m at 288°: Marina Trinidad (Casilda) (marina).
Cayos Herradura: close by
16620 m at 210°: Banco de Manatí (reef); 21170 m at 181°: Cayo Burgao (cay).
Cayos Herradura: on and around
Within 15 km: 1 farms & plantations.
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Cayos Herradura: marine life records
3 records of 3 species within 15 km, 1914 to 1979: 2 molluscs, 1 crustaceans. That is 0.4 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Cassidinidea arndti, 1 (crustaceans); Crassinella lunulata, 1 (molluscs); Littoraria angulifera, 1 (molluscs).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayos Herradura: notes
Ask an operator which cays can be reached.
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.