Archipelagos · Camagüey

Cayos Pájaros

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

Cayos Pájaros is an island group at 20°30′59″N 78°03′24″W in Camagüey province.

GPS 20.51634, -78.0566320°30′59″N 78°03′24″W

Cayos Pájaros: coast and water

1930 m at 291°: Canal Uvero (channel); 7190 m at 234°: Bajo Ancón del Uvero (shoal); 8810 m at 167°: Canal de Cuatro Reales (channel); 11130 m at 141°: Canal de la Ceiba (channel); 12000 m at 327°: Canal Pasa Ancha (channel); 14250 m at 314°: Banco Botijuela (shoal); 14550 m at 12°: Canal Cayo Largo (channel); 14810 m at 343°: Canal Pasa Honda (channel).

Wider satellite view around Cayos Pájaros
Cayos Pájaros, wider

Cayos Pájaros: islands

1050 m at 272°: Cayo Pájaro Chico (island); 2780 m at 131°: Cayo Cupey (island); 3740 m at 273°: Cayo Muchacho (island); 4570 m at 133°: Cayo Paiva (island); 4890 m at 293°: Cayo Leña (island); 7060 m at 51°: Cayo Médano (island); 7260 m at 272°: Cayo Médano de Levisa (island); 9720 m at 320°: Cayo Ronquito Chico (island); 9920 m at 124°: Cayo Cuatro Reales (island); 15080 m at 345°: Cayos Mate (island group); 15520 m at 133°: Cayo Sardina (island group); 15830 m at 129°: Cayo Jutía (island).

Cayos Pájaros: inland

20570 m at 7°: Arroyo Pinipiniche (stream); 23240 m at 27°: Najasa (stream); 24830 m at 14°: La Caridad (locality); 25710 m at 30°: Sabanalamar (locality); 25770 m at 115°: Arroyo Prieto (settlement); 27010 m at 34°: Perdido (stream).

Cayos Pájaros: distances

22240 m at 22°: Playa Bonita; 22560 m at 16°: Santa Cruz del Sur; 51200 m at 67°: Guayabal; 102780 m at 12°: Ignacio Agramonte International Airport ; 141580 m at 36°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 235030 m at 104°: Marina Marlin Santiago de Cuba (marina).

Cayos Pájaros: close by

1050 m at 272°: Cayo Pájaro Chico (cay); 1830 m at 217°: Cayo Uvero (cay); 2790 m at 131°: Cayo Cupey (cay); 3740 m at 273°: Cayo Muchacho (cay); 4370 m at 299°: Cayo Yana (cay); 4570 m at 133°: Cayo Paiva (cay); 4580 m at 42°: Cayo Juan Suárez (cay); 4900 m at 293°: Cayo Leña (cay); 5440 m at 136°: Cayo Playas Grandes (cay); 6950 m at 319°: Cayo Almácigo (cay); 6990 m at 129°: Cayo Playa Blanca (cay); 7060 m at 51°: Cayo Médano (cay).

Cayos Pájaros: marine life records

529 records of 40 species within 15 km, 2001 to 2001: 279 corals, 250 fish. That is 74.8 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Millepora alcicornis, 81 (corals); Pseudodiploria strigosa, 60 (corals); Porites astreoides, 35 (corals); Haemulon flavolineatum, 32 (fish); Siderastrea siderea, 29 (corals); Pseudodiploria clivosa, 25 (corals); Sparisoma viride, 22 (fish); Lutjanus apodus, 18 (fish); Porites porites, 18 (corals); Haemulon plumierii, 17 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 17 (fish); Anisotremus virginicus, 16 (fish).

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

Cayos Pájaros: 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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