Archipelagos · Camagüey

Cayos República

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

Cayos República is an island group at 20°42′01″N 78°24′23″W in Camagüey province.

GPS 20.70024, -78.4063420°42′01″N 78°24′23″W

Cayos República: coast and water

11700 m at 116°: Canal de la Sepultura (channel); 15850 m at 160°: Punta Puerto Arturo (point); 17660 m at 126°: Canal Inglesito (channel); 24510 m at 47°: Estero Curajaya (cove); 24870 m at 38°: Punta Coronel Betancourt (point); 24910 m at 119°: Canal de Botijuela (channel); 25310 m at 53°: Esteros de Agua Dulce (estuary); 25610 m at 33°: Ensenada San Francisco (cove).

Wider satellite view around Cayos República
Cayos República, wider

Cayos República: islands

3020 m at 264°: Cayo Café (island); 3530 m at 328°: Cayo Cotorro (island); 3590 m at 66°: Cayo Rubio (island); 6410 m at 196°: Cayo Los Careyes (island); 6920 m at 220°: Cayo Corúa (island); 8930 m at 164°: Cayo de los Alfaquis (island); 9970 m at 274°: Cayos Los Chinos (island group); 10360 m at 299°: Cayo Punta de Macho (island); 11510 m at 55°: Cayo La Bombilla (island); 11770 m at 105°: Cayos la Sepultura (islet); 12500 m at 207°: Cayos Contra Punteo (island group); 12570 m at 61°: Cayo Orihuelas (island).

Cayos República: inland

19680 m at 56°: Sardiñas (locality); 27670 m at 46°: Negro de los Remedios (stream); 28170 m at 23°: Las Cruces (locality); 29390 m at 52°: San José (locality); 29560 m at 62°: San Juan de Dios (stream); 29630 m at 64°: Pollona (locality).

Cayos República: distances

42430 m at 88°: Santa Cruz del Sur; 44800 m at 90°: Playa Bonita; 67410 m at 23°: Vertientes; 98790 m at 36°: Ignacio Agramonte International Airport ; 151870 m at 51°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 201880 m at 306°: Marina Trinidad (Casilda) (marina).

Cayos República: close by

1980 m at 186°: Cayo Jocú (cay); 3020 m at 264°: Cayo Café (cay); 3460 m at 163°: Cayo Cubera (cay); 3530 m at 207°: Cayo Atravesado (cay); 3540 m at 328°: Cayo Cotorro (cay); 3590 m at 66°: Cayo Rubio (cay); 5040 m at 31°: Cayos Catauro (island group); 5160 m at 124°: Cayos Guasa (island group); 6020 m at 144°: Cayo Café (cay); 6140 m at 161°: Cayo Cubero (cay); 6200 m at 237°: Cayo Cedro (cay); 6390 m at 291°: Cayo La Cafetera (cay).

Cayos República: on and around

Within 15 km: 1 coral reefs.

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Cayos República: marine life records

332 records of 55 species within 15 km, 1974 to 2025: 203 fish, 127 corals, 1 sponges, 1 seabirds and shorebirds. That is 47.0 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Acropora palmata, 41 (corals); Sparisoma viride, 18 (fish); Porites porites, 17 (corals); Scarus iseri, 17 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 16 (fish); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 15 (fish); Siderastrea siderea, 15 (corals); Haemulon flavolineatum, 15 (fish); Haemulon plumierii, 14 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 14 (fish); Chaetodon capistratus, 11 (fish); Porites astreoides, 10 (corals).

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

Cayos República: 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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