Archipelagos · Isla de la Juventud

Cayos Los Ballenatos

Satellite view of Cayos Los Ballenatos, Cuba
Cayos Los Ballenatos (Esri, Maxar)

Cayos Los Ballenatos is an island group at 21°40′19″N 81°51′30″W in Isla de la Juventud province.

GPS 21.67196, -81.8583721°40′19″N 81°51′30″W

Cayos Los Ballenatos: coast and water

3380 m at 111°: Canalizo Rosario (channel); 7580 m at 235°: Ensenada Media Luna (cove); 12230 m at 252°: Laguna Ciego (lagoon); 13820 m at 253°: Laguna del Norte (lagoon); 14500 m at 246°: Posa La Chalana (lagoon); 20360 m at 252°: Ensenada de los Muertos (bay); 27310 m at 244°: Ensenada Inglés (bay); 27530 m at 249°: Laguna Inglés (lagoon).

Wider satellite view around Cayos Los Ballenatos
Cayos Los Ballenatos, wider

Cayos Los Ballenatos: islands

4390 m at 257°: Cayo Las Gaviotas (island); 8830 m at 281°: Cayo Pasaje (island); 17240 m at 256°: Cayo La Luz (island); 17880 m at 263°: Cayo Ciprés (island); 18750 m at 246°: Cayo Cantiles (island); 18960 m at 258°: Cayo Ciriales (island); 19530 m at 275°: Cayo Cajones (island); 21090 m at 102°: Cayo Rico (island); 23610 m at 284°: Cayo Tablones (island); 24550 m at 272°: Cayo Gaviota (island); 33120 m at 253°: Cayo del Perro (island); 34530 m at 257°: Cayo Punta del Canto (island).

Cayos Los Ballenatos: inland

33220 m at 100°: villa soledad (hotel); 33400 m at 100°: Barcelo cayo largo (hotel); 35560 m at 102°: Cayo Largo del Sur (settlement); 36770 m at 103°: Playa Blanca All Inclusive (hotel); 37810 m at 99°: Sol Club Cayo Largo (hotel); 37970 m at 101°: Gran Caribe Playa Blanca (hotel).

Cayos Los Ballenatos: distances

32320 m at 106°: Paradise Beach; 36070 m at 102°: Cayo Largo del Sur; 85250 m at 52°: Playa Los Cocos; 32870 m at 101°: Vilo Acuña International Airport ; 155680 m at 70°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 30170 m at 102°: Marina Marlin Cayo Largo (marina).

Cayos Los Ballenatos: close by

80 m at 43°: Cayos Los Ballematos (cay); 1800 m at 308°: Cayo Francesito (cay); 1830 m at 310°: Cayo Francesllo (cay); 2910 m at 26°: Cayo Divisa de Piedra (cay); 3800 m at 109°: Cayo Rosarito (cay); 3830 m at 108°: Cayo Rosario (cay); 4350 m at 256°: Cayo Mosquito (cay); 4390 m at 257°: Cayo Las Gaviotas (cay); 4960 m at 211°: Cayo del Rosario (cay); 7230 m at 115°: Cayo Estopa (cay); 7290 m at 113°: Cayo Campo (cay); 8120 m at 231°: Cayo La Paloma (cay).

Cayos Los Ballenatos: on and around

Within 15 km: 1 trails & viewpoints.

12510 m at 243°: Cayo Cantiles (trails & viewpoints).

Cayos Los Ballenatos: marine life records

1035 records of 296 species within 15 km, 1997 to 2022: 367 molluscs, 304 fish, 246 corals, 110 sponges, 5 other, 1 seabirds and shorebirds, 1 turtles, 1 sharks and rays. That is 146.4 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Acropora palmata, 71 (corals); Orbicella annularis, 32 (corals); Porites astreoides, 29 (corals); Scarus iseri, 28 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 26 (fish); Demospongiae, 26 (sponges); Porites porites, 24 (corals); Sparisoma viride, 23 (fish); Agelas sceptrum, 23 (sponges); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 22 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 19 (fish); Microspathodon chrysurus, 18 (fish).

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

Cayos Los Ballenatos: notes

The pin is one reference point of a larger group.

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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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