Archipelagos · Ciego de Ávila
Jardines de la Reina
Jardines de la Reina is an island group at 20°52′04″N 78°58′21″W in Ciego de Ávila province.
Jardines de la Reina: coast and water
4920 m at 165°: Canal Caballones (channel); 4990 m at 250°: Estero Guancho (estuary); 7470 m at 166°: Punta Caballones (point); 8510 m at 278°: Estero Las Auras (estuary); 10140 m at 143°: Laguna Las Anclitas (lagoon); 15280 m at 47°: Canal de Bergantines (channel); 19520 m at 132°: Canal de Boca de Piedra Chica (channel); 21270 m at 300°: Laguna Boca de Guano (lagoon).
Jardines de la Reina: islands
4460 m at 257°: Cayo Mangle Alto (island); 18740 m at 127°: Cayo Boca de la Piedra de Piloto (island); 21650 m at 131°: Cayo Piedra Grande (island); 22650 m at 125°: Cayo Piedra Chica (island); 24070 m at 70°: Cayo Bonito (island); 25340 m at 89°: Cayo Mégano de Cucaracha (island); 26220 m at 91°: Cayo Cucaracha (island); 34980 m at 117°: Cayos Las Nueve Cuartas (island group); 35910 m at 130°: Cayos Los Indios (island group); 36360 m at 97°: Cayo Chocolate (island); 38170 m at 302°: Cayo Inglés (island); 38630 m at 300°: Cayo Alcatraz (island).
Jardines de la Reina: inland
54700 m at 68°: Las Casimbas (locality); 58290 m at 58°: San Pedro (stream); 59550 m at 70°: San Cristóbal de la Garrapata (locality).
Jardines de la Reina: distances
73280 m at 35°: Playa Santa María; 95170 m at 62°: La Clarita; 95770 m at 63°: Vertientes; 131800 m at 62°: Ignacio Agramonte International Airport ; 193060 m at 67°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 144440 m at 313°: Marina Trinidad (Casilda) (marina).
Protected: 10510 m at 57°: Parque Nacional Jardines de la Reina.
Jardines de la Reina: close by
0 m at 0°: Jardines de la Reina (reef); 0 m at 0°: Jardines de la Reina (fishing); 4460 m at 257°: Cayo Mangle Alto (cay); 8010 m at 286°: Cayo Caballones (cay); 9240 m at 146°: Cayo Anclitas (island group); 11030 m at 148°: Cayos Anclitas (cay); 12470 m at 16°: Cayo Cargado (cay); 12720 m at 295°: Cayos de las Doce Leguas (island group); 13200 m at 140°: Cayo Miraflores (cay); 15770 m at 63°: Cayo Llanos (cay); 16880 m at 131°: Cayo Boca de Piedra Chiquita (cay); 17550 m at 299°: Cayo Grande (cay).
Jardines de la Reina: on and around
Within 15 km: 1 parks & reserves.
10510 m at 57°: Parque Nacional Jardines de la Reina (parks & reserves).
Jardines de la Reina: marine life records
3691 records of 352 species within 15 km, 1997 to 2026: 2078 fish, 1174 corals, 180 sponges, 67 sharks and rays, 49 crustaceans, 46 molluscs, 45 echinoderms, 23 other, 20 seabirds and shorebirds, 5 turtles, 4 seagrass and algae. That is 522.2 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Acropora palmata, 246 (corals); Siderastrea siderea, 204 (corals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 143 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 131 (fish); Lutjanus apodus, 97 (fish); Scarus iseri, 94 (fish); Orbicella faveolata, 92 (corals); Agaricia agaricites, 87 (corals); Acanthurus bahianus, 82 (fish); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 79 (fish); Porites astreoides, 78 (corals); Microspathodon chrysurus, 72 (fish).
Months with records, seabirds and shorebirds: Mar 4.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Jardines de la Reina: 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.