Archipelagos · Ciego de Ávila
Cayos Los Anegadizos
Cayos Los Anegadizos is an island group at 22°32′43″N 78°49′26″W in Ciego de Ávila province.
Cayos Los Anegadizos: coast and water
2430 m at 22°: Canalizo El Meganito (channel); 6890 m at 148°: Canalizo Baliza Vieja (channel); 8310 m at 220°: Canalizo Patabán (channel); 11700 m at 37°: Cabezo de Vaca (reef); 13970 m at 42°: Arrecife de Media Luna (reef); 14110 m at 58°: Punta El Morro (point); 16710 m at 338°: Cayo Caimán Grande Lighthouse (lighthouse); 17350 m at 87°: Lagunato de la Caridad (lagoon).
Cayos Los Anegadizos: islands
3560 m at 221°: Cayo Partido (island); 3570 m at 178°: Cayo Candela (island); 4590 m at 95°: Cayo La Cáscara (island); 5160 m at 137°: Cayo Piso (island); 10200 m at 61°: Cayo Guillermito (island); 11780 m at 48°: Cayos Hijos de Guillermo (island group); 12630 m at 1°: Cayo Caimancito (island); 13510 m at 85°: Cayo Güincho (island); 13920 m at 353°: Cayo Caimán de Barlovento (island); 15430 m at 97°: Cayo Botella (island); 15900 m at 290°: Cayo Punta de Piedra (island); 16870 m at 338°: Cayo Caimán del Faro (island).
Cayos Los Anegadizos: inland
16120 m at 63°: Iberostar Origin Playa Pilar (hotel); 17100 m at 71°: Gran Caribe villa cojimar (hotel); 18030 m at 166°: Máximo Gómez (sugar mill); 18410 m at 77°: Melia Cayo Guillermo (hotel); 18630 m at 79°: Iberostar Daiquiri (hotel); 18640 m at 187°: Loma de Aja (hill).
Cayos Los Anegadizos: distances
26210 m at 174°: Kilo 9; 31590 m at 203°: Arroyo de Agua; 31590 m at 203°: Arroyo Prieto Uno; 51760 m at 100°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 171910 m at 255°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 16910 m at 75°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).
Protected: 19010 m at 311°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María; 32160 m at 102°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco; 37200 m at 246°: Parque Nacional Caguanes.
Cayos Los Anegadizos: close by
170 m at 308°: Cayo Los Anegadizos (cay); 3560 m at 221°: Cayo Partido (cay); 3580 m at 178°: Cayo Candela (cay); 3830 m at 47°: Cayo Flores (cay); 3890 m at 167°: Cayo Los Pargos (cay); 4550 m at 249°: Cayo Gordo de Patabán (cay); 4550 m at 250°: Cayo Gordo (cay); 4590 m at 95°: Cayo La Cáscara (cay); 5160 m at 137°: Cayo Piso (cay); 5700 m at 81°: Cayo Contrabando (cay); 5930 m at 73°: Cayo Jején (cay); 6540 m at 180°: Cayería La Baliza (island group).
Cayos Los Anegadizos: on and around
Within 15 km: 1 coral reefs.
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Cayos Los Anegadizos: marine life records
363 records of 141 species within 15 km, 2000 to 2025: 155 fish, 62 seabirds and shorebirds, 59 corals, 30 molluscs, 20 crustaceans, 13 echinoderms, 8 seagrass and algae, 8 sharks and rays, 7 marine mammals, 1 other. That is 51.4 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Acropora palmata, 15 (corals); Millepora complanata, 13 (corals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 12 (fish); Porites astreoides, 11 (corals); Microspathodon chrysurus, 10 (fish); Arenaria interpres, 9 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pelecanus occidentalis, 9 (seabirds and shorebirds); Sparisoma viride, 8 (fish); Sterna maxima, 8 (seabirds and shorebirds); Oreaster reticulatus, 7 (echinoderms); Scarus vetula, 7 (fish); Haemulon sciurus, 6 (fish).
Months with records, marine mammals: Feb 3, Sep 4.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayos Los Anegadizos: notes
Trips to island groups are booked in advance.
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.