Archipelagos · Camagüey

Cayos Levisa

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

Cayos Levisa is an island group at 20°32′12″N 78°07′30″W in Camagüey province.

GPS 20.53654, -78.1249820°32′12″N 78°07′30″W

Cayos Levisa: coast and water

6660 m at 168°: Bajo Ancón del Uvero (shoal); 8120 m at 86°: Canal de Juan Suárez (channel); 9700 m at 310°: Canal de Botijuela (channel); 13570 m at 230°: Banco Levisa (shoal); 14810 m at 15°: Punta los Criollos (point); 16040 m at 123°: Canal Cuatro Reales (channel); 16820 m at 13°: Pasa Bergantines (channel); 20500 m at 12°: Pasa Mordaza de la Tierra (channel).

Wider satellite view around Cayos Levisa
Cayos Levisa, wider

Cayos Levisa: islands

2630 m at 98°: Cayo Leña (island); 3300 m at 92°: Cayo Yana (island); 3990 m at 41°: Cayo Almácigo (island); 5270 m at 9°: Cayo Ronquito Chico (island); 6460 m at 110°: Cayo Pájaro Chico (island); 8840 m at 296°: Cayo Rosquete (island); 12680 m at 14°: Cayos Mate (island group); 13840 m at 57°: Cayos de Mordazo (island group); 15640 m at 308°: Cayo Granada (island); 15880 m at 10°: Cayos Bergantines (island group); 16680 m at 46°: Cayería la Sierra (island group); 19470 m at 30°: Cayos Pinipiniche (island group).

Cayos Levisa: inland

22350 m at 36°: Litoral Santa Cruz (railway station); 25300 m at 23°: Lunanco (locality); 26380 m at 34°: Santa Clara (hamlet); 26930 m at 1°: Sabanalamar (locality); 27150 m at 11°: La Catalina (hamlet); 27300 m at 26°: Gonzalo de Quesada (settlement).

Cayos Levisa: distances

23510 m at 34°: Santa Cruz del Sur; 24040 m at 40°: Playa Bonita; 57090 m at 72°: Guayabal; 102350 m at 16°: Ignacio Agramonte International Airport ; 144070 m at 38°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 234520 m at 346°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Cayos Levisa: close by

210 m at 216°: Cayo Levisa (cay); 2030 m at 184°: Cayo Médano de Levisa (cay); 2630 m at 98°: Cayo Leña (cay); 3200 m at 192°: Cayo Pescador (cay); 3310 m at 92°: Cayo Yana (cay); 3960 m at 121°: Cayo Muchacho (cay); 3990 m at 41°: Cayo Almácigo (cay); 5270 m at 9°: Cayo Ronquito (cay); 5270 m at 9°: Cayo Ronquito Chico (cay); 5480 m at 12°: Cayos Ronquitos (island group); 5680 m at 240°: Cayos las Muchachas (island group); 6460 m at 110°: Cayo Pájaro Chico (cay).

Cayos Levisa: marine life records

684 records of 46 species within 15 km, 2001 to 2001: 346 corals, 337 fish, 1 molluscs. That is 96.8 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Millepora alcicornis, 83 (corals); Pseudodiploria strigosa, 71 (corals); Porites astreoides, 57 (corals); Haemulon flavolineatum, 42 (fish); Siderastrea siderea, 37 (corals); Sparisoma viride, 31 (fish); Pseudodiploria clivosa, 27 (corals); Lutjanus apodus, 25 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 22 (fish); Porites porites, 22 (corals); Haemulon plumierii, 21 (fish); Haemulon sciurus, 21 (fish).

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

Cayos Levisa: 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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