Cays & islands · Villa Clara
Boca Chica
Boca Chica is an islet at 22°36′43″N 79°18′17″W in Villa Clara province.
Boca Chica: coast and water
920 m at 244°: Ensenada Boca Chica (channel); 7670 m at 169°: Restinga El Masculino (shoal); 7810 m at 145°: Canalizo de Juan Simón (channel); 8300 m at 67°: Punta La Puntilla (point); 12020 m at 82°: Canal de las Piraguas (channel); 12100 m at 165°: Cabezo del Medio (shoal); 14260 m at 75°: Punta del Este (point); 14420 m at 94°: Lagunato de Chauchau (channel).
Boca Chica: islands
120 m at 203°: Cayo Boca Chica (island); 9880 m at 116°: Cayo Pueblo Viejo (island); 12620 m at 108°: Cayo La Trina (island); 12690 m at 88°: Cayo Tío Pepe (island); 16350 m at 118°: Cayos de la Herradura (island group); 16630 m at 227°: Cayo Ratones (island); 18120 m at 75°: Cayo Español de Afuera (island); 18950 m at 83°: Cayo El Ensenachito (island); 19390 m at 264°: Cayo Guayo (island); 19660 m at 77°: Cayo La Chalupa (island); 21400 m at 112°: Cayo Boca Ciega (island); 22550 m at 84°: Cayo Chivo (island).
Boca Chica: inland
18200 m at 228°: Guani (stream); 18350 m at 236°: Ciudad Pesquera Caibarién (settlement); 18990 m at 219°: Río Guaní (stream); 19930 m at 232°: Cambaito (settlement); 20770 m at 233°: San Felipe (locality); 20770 m at 233°: Vista Hermosa (locality).
Boca Chica: distances
20240 m at 238°: Caibarién; 23660 m at 175°: Playa Bofill; 23870 m at 212°: Dolores; 66890 m at 259°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 127520 m at 246°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 65740 m at 92°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).
Protected: 27590 m at 146°: Parque Nacional Caguanes; 35330 m at 82°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María; 38520 m at 164°: Jobo Rosado.
Boca Chica: close by
120 m at 203°: Cayo Boca Chica (cay); 8890 m at 152°: Barco hundido (reef); 9140 m at 112°: Cayuelo del Pan de Azúcar (cay); 9470 m at 97°: Cayo La Potala (cay); 9880 m at 116°: Cayo Pueblo Viejo (cay); 11200 m at 77°: Cayo Francés (cay); 11980 m at 93°: Cayo Cobos (island group); 12630 m at 108°: Cayo La Trina (cay); 12700 m at 88°: Cayo Tío Pepe (cay); 12770 m at 89°: Cayo las Brujas (cay); 14860 m at 287°: Cayos de la Virazón (island group); 15370 m at 276°: Cayo Verde (cay).
Boca Chica: on and around
Within 15 km: 1 coral reefs, 1 marinas, 1 mines & quarries.
13540 m at 83°: Marina Las Brujas (marinas); 14980 m at 86°: Quarry (mines & quarries).
Boca Chica: notes
A cay can lie inside a protected area.
Getting to Boca Chica
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro Cayo Francés stands about 8.4 km away.
Sources and data
Name and position: OpenStreetMap (ODbL) (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.