Archipelagos · Isla de la Juventud

Cayos Los Dos Hermanos

Satellite view of Cayos Los Dos Hermanos, Cuba
Cayos Los Dos Hermanos (Esri, Maxar)

Cayos Los Dos Hermanos is an island group at 21°43′00″N 82°34′59″W in Isla de la Juventud province.

GPS 21.71667, -82.5833321°43′00″N 82°35′00″W

Cayos Los Dos Hermanos: coast and water

920 m at 95°: Pasa del Guayabo (channel); 3750 m at 232°: Ciénaga de San Juan (marsh); 4910 m at 11°: Punta El Guayabo (point); 5820 m at 197°: Punta Aguas Mulatas (point); 6930 m at 323°: Ensenada Laguna el Guayabo (cove); 7690 m at 321°: Punta de Piedras Segunda (point); 8780 m at 100°: Pasa de Flores (channel); 10270 m at 89°: Canalizo Horqueta (channel).

Wider satellite view around Cayos Los Dos Hermanos
Cayos Los Dos Hermanos, wider

Cayos Los Dos Hermanos: islands

4600 m at 123°: Cayo Balandra (island); 6500 m at 123°: Cayo Costilla (island); 6690 m at 105°: Cayo Vivero (island); 8160 m at 143°: Cayo Guayabo (island); 9860 m at 342°: Cayo El Buche (island); 15520 m at 100°: Cayos Bocas de Alonso (island group); 15530 m at 125°: Cayo Rabihorcado (island); 20840 m at 346°: Cayo El Inglés (island); 22150 m at 139°: Cayo Matías (island); 23670 m at 347°: Cayo Quitasol (island); 27820 m at 317°: Cayuelo Morrillo del Diablo (island); 27940 m at 128°: Cayo Hicacos (island).

Cayos Los Dos Hermanos: inland

7940 m at 248°: GP La Reforma (farm); 8130 m at 240°: Cerros de San Juan (hills); 9180 m at 250°: Vaquería Número Dos (ranch); 10240 m at 220°: La Noria (locality); 10270 m at 302°: Penrose (settlement); 10460 m at 257°: Vaquería Número Cinco (ranch).

Cayos Los Dos Hermanos: distances

18100 m at 306°: Júcaro; 18230 m at 280°: Santa Fe; 24150 m at 320°: Playa Bibijagua; 24510 m at 302°: Rafael Cabrera Airport ; 142620 m at 353°: Port of Mariel (port); 105020 m at 96°: Marina Marlin Cayo Largo (marina).

Protected: 20870 m at 250°: Reserva de Fauna Ciénaga de Lanier.

Cayos Los Dos Hermanos: close by

4370 m at 78°: Cayo San Juan (cay); 4600 m at 123°: Cayo Balandra (cay); 4760 m at 15°: Cayo Los Pájaros (cay); 6500 m at 123°: Cayo Costilla (cay); 6690 m at 105°: Cayo Vivero (cay); 7880 m at 127°: Cayo Melones (cay); 7930 m at 343°: Cayos Balandras (island group); 8160 m at 143°: Cayo Guayabo (cay); 9860 m at 342°: Cayo El Buche (cay); 10850 m at 350°: Cayo Canal Ancho (cay); 10850 m at 349°: Cayo Canal Ancha (cay); 13270 m at 357°: Cayo Doña María (cay).

Cayos Los Dos Hermanos: on and around

Within 15 km: 3 schools, 1 peaks & volcanoes.

14410 m at 255°: Loma Daguilla (peaks & volcanoes).

Cayos Los Dos Hermanos: marine life records

6 records of 5 species within 15 km, 2009 to 2009: 4 fish, 1 sponges, 1 other. That is 0.8 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Pterois, 2 (fish); Symphurus urospilus, 1 (fish); Haliclona (Reniera) manglaris, 1 (sponges); Diplectrum bivittatum, 1 (fish); Atractosteus tristoechus, 1 (other).

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

Cayos Los Dos Hermanos: notes

Remote cays may need a permit, arranged by an operator.

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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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