Cays & islands · Sancti Spíritus

Cayo Alcatracito

Satellite view of Cayo Alcatracito, Cuba
Cayo Alcatracito (Esri, Maxar)

Cayo Alcatracito is a cay at 21°02′39″N 79°18′42″W in Sancti Spíritus province.

GPS 21.04403, -79.3115821°02′39″N 79°18′42″W

Cayo Alcatracito: coast and water

2010 m at 112°: Playa Alcatraz (beach); 10270 m at 310°: Canalizo Horqueta (channel); 15740 m at 10°: Bajo Los Corrales (shoal); 17490 m at 302°: Punta Bretón (point); 24870 m at 338°: Canal de la Vela (channel); 25480 m at 25°: Canal de Cayo Piedra (channel); 27430 m at 125°: Punta Bayameses (point); 28540 m at 349°: Bajo Tortuga (shoal).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Alcatracito
Cayo Alcatracito, wider

Cayo Alcatracito: islands

1860 m at 93°: Cayo Alcatraz (island); 18410 m at 38°: Cayo Niara (islet); 18430 m at 37°: Cayuelo de Rabihorcado (island); 27610 m at 121°: Cayos de las Doce Leguas (island group); 32530 m at 59°: Cayos Paloma (island group); 33520 m at 7°: Cayo Burgao (island); 39420 m at 101°: Cayo Cargado (island); 48690 m at 124°: Cayo Anclitas (island group); 52800 m at 124°: Cayo Miraflores (island); 54600 m at 5°: Cayos Herradura (island group); 56890 m at 123°: Cayo Boca de Piedra Chiquita (island); 58830 m at 101°: Cayo Bonito (island).

Cayo Alcatracito: inland

58950 m at 6°: Frajana (locality); 59140 m at 17°: Jatibonico del Sur (stream); 59530 m at 3°: Rincón de Lugones (locality); 59680 m at 16°: Los Derrames (locality); 59820 m at 17°: Los Derrames del Jatibonico (locality); 59840 m at 12°: El Toro (hamlet).

Cayo Alcatracito: distances

77970 m at 349°: Guasimal; 79990 m at 5°: La Sierpe; 87020 m at 62°: Playa Santa María; 109020 m at 320°: Alberto Delgado Airport ; 169510 m at 317°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 105780 m at 318°: Marina Trinidad (Casilda) (marina).

Cayo Alcatracito: close by

1660 m at 105°: Cayo Alcatraz Grande (cay); 1860 m at 93°: Cayo Alcatraz (cay); 2730 m at 301°: Cayo Casimba (cay); 2950 m at 76°: Cayo Inglés (cay); 6070 m at 344°: Cayos Cinco Balas (island group); 13820 m at 304°: Cayo Bretón (cay); 18420 m at 38°: Cayo Niara (cay); 18430 m at 37°: Cayuelo de Rabihorcado (cay); 19090 m at 38°: Cayo Rabihorcado (cay); 22730 m at 119°: Cayo Grande (cay).

Cayo Alcatracito: on and around

Within 15 km: 44 coral reefs.

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Cayo Alcatracito: marine life records

821 records of 75 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2025: 419 corals, 400 fish, 1 other, 1 seabirds and shorebirds. That is 261.3 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Porites astreoides, 72 (corals); Siderastrea siderea, 70 (corals); Millepora complanata, 55 (corals); Agaricia agaricites, 40 (corals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 38 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 36 (fish); Porites porites, 30 (corals); Lutjanus apodus, 27 (fish); Haemulon plumierii, 26 (fish); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 25 (fish); Scarus iseri, 24 (fish); Haemulon sciurus, 23 (fish).

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

Cayo Alcatracito: notes

Many cays have no landing, so ask an operator first.

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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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