Archipelagos · Camagüey
Cayos las Muchachas
Cayos las Muchachas is an island group at 20°30′39″N 78°10′20″W in Camagüey province.
Cayos las Muchachas: coast and water
9420 m at 344°: Canal de Botijuela (channel); 10740 m at 10°: Banco Botijuela (shoal); 10760 m at 328°: Canal de la Granada (channel); 12610 m at 65°: Bajo Leña (shoal); 13440 m at 75°: Canal de Juan Suárez (channel); 15840 m at 252°: Canal de Cabeza del Este (channel); 16130 m at 120°: Canal de Cuatro Reales (channel); 19920 m at 288°: Punta Puerto Arturo (point).
Cayos las Muchachas: islands
4840 m at 80°: Cayo Médano de Levisa (island); 7910 m at 72°: Cayo Leña (island); 10210 m at 37°: Cayos Ronquitos (island group); 10960 m at 94°: Cayo Uvero (island); 11000 m at 87°: Cayo Pájaro Chico (island); 15460 m at 117°: Cayo Carapacho (island); 17880 m at 102°: Cayo Playa Blanca (island); 18150 m at 285°: Cayo Cabeza del Este (island); 18360 m at 319°: Cayo Inglés (island); 18560 m at 313°: Cayo Sombrerito (island); 18670 m at 98°: Cayo Mosquito Grande (island); 20000 m at 22°: Cayos Bergantines (island group).
Cayos las Muchachas: inland
25510 m at 34°: Arroyo Pinipiniche (stream); 27620 m at 40°: Litoral Santa Cruz (railway station); 28010 m at 41°: La Calzada (hamlet); 29060 m at 38°: Santa Cruz del Sur (airfield); 29060 m at 38°: La Gloria (hamlet).
Cayos las Muchachas: distances
28720 m at 39°: Santa Cruz del Sur; 29440 m at 44°: Playa Bonita; 62650 m at 71°: Guayabal; 106530 m at 18°: Ignacio Agramonte International Airport ; 149370 m at 39°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 233980 m at 306°: Marina Trinidad (Casilda) (marina).
Cayos las Muchachas: close by
4250 m at 94°: Cayo Pescador (cay); 4840 m at 80°: Cayo Médano de Levisa (cay); 5480 m at 61°: Cayo Levisa (cay); 5680 m at 60°: Cayos Levisa (island group); 7430 m at 336°: Cayo Rosquete (cay); 7910 m at 72°: Cayo Leña (cay); 8330 m at 85°: Cayo Muchacho (cay); 8650 m at 72°: Cayo Yana (cay); 9530 m at 52°: Cayo Almácigo (cay); 9910 m at 36°: Cayo Ronquito (cay); 9910 m at 36°: Cayo Ronquito Chico (cay); 10200 m at 36°: Cayos Ronquitos (island group).
Cayos las Muchachas: marine life records
837 records of 50 species within 15 km, 2001 to 2001: 445 fish, 392 corals. That is 118.4 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Millepora alcicornis, 84 (corals); Pseudodiploria strigosa, 73 (corals); Porites astreoides, 58 (corals); Acropora palmata, 52 (corals); Haemulon flavolineatum, 50 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 41 (fish); Siderastrea siderea, 37 (corals); Lutjanus apodus, 31 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 31 (fish); Scarus iseri, 29 (fish); Haemulon plumierii, 28 (fish); Pseudodiploria clivosa, 27 (corals).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayos las Muchachas: 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.