Cays & islands · Villa Clara
Cayo Alcatraces
Cayo Alcatraces is a cay at 23°07′58″N 80°21′20″W in Villa Clara province.
Cayo Alcatraces: coast and water
2760 m at 325°: Punta Real (point); 3530 m at 82°: Punta Mosquito (point); 8430 m at 351°: Bajo Nicolao (reef); 10700 m at 16°: Arrecife Mégano de Nicolao (reef); 11070 m at 260°: Canal Sierra Morena (channel); 11550 m at 62°: Arrecife Mégano Chico (reef); 17230 m at 151°: Laguna La Bola (lagoon); 17400 m at 285°: Canalizo La Cuberita (channel).
Cayo Alcatraces: islands
7660 m at 221°: Cayo Mosquito (island); 7950 m at 175°: Cayo Picheles (island); 9620 m at 205°: Cayo Redondo (island); 9810 m at 134°: Cayo Alto (island); 10100 m at 106°: Pichado Key (historical) (island); 12240 m at 141°: Cayo Partido (island); 12450 m at 112°: Cayo Cuaba (island); 13700 m at 193°: Cayo Levisa (island); 14600 m at 206°: Cayo Triste (island); 14940 m at 181°: Cayo Ramajes (island); 15170 m at 301°: Cayo Bahía de Cádiz (island); 15800 m at 101°: Cayo Piedra del Obispo (island).
Cayo Alcatraces: inland
21860 m at 210°: El Griego (locality); 22150 m at 215°: Tetuán (locality); 22600 m at 205°: Santa Rita (locality); 22830 m at 215°: San Francisco (hamlet); 22910 m at 216°: Remedios (hamlet); 23650 m at 220°: Las Mercedes (hamlet).
Cayo Alcatraces: distances
20970 m at 215°: Playa La Fe; 21670 m at 182°: Salinas del Jatal; 26180 m at 219°: Sierra Morena; 82840 m at 149°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 109640 m at 185°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 79450 m at 272°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).
Cayo Alcatraces: close by
3250 m at 213°: Cayo Cera (cay); 4800 m at 217°: Cayo Barco Perdido (cay); 5260 m at 272°: Cayo Basura (cay); 5780 m at 287°: Cayo Blanquizal (cay); 6490 m at 151°: Cayo Espartillo (cay); 7660 m at 221°: Cayo Mosquito (cay); 7840 m at 101°: Cayo La Yana (cay); 7960 m at 175°: Cayo Picheles (cay); 8390 m at 280°: Archipiélago de Sabana (island group); 8430 m at 351°: Bajo Nicolao (reef); 8710 m at 125°: Cayo Esperanza (cay); 9250 m at 267°: Cayo Negro Maco (cay).
Cayo Alcatraces: on and around
Within 15 km: 5 coral reefs.
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Cayo Alcatraces: marine life records
9 records of 4 species within 10 km, 1970 to 2005: 7 marine mammals, 2 corals. That is 2.9 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Tursiops truncatus, 6 (marine mammals); Ellisella schmitti, 1 (corals); Plexaura kuna, 1 (corals); Balaenoptera, 1 (marine mammals).
Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 6, Dec 1.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Alcatraces: notes
A cay can lie inside a protected area.
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.