Cays & islands · Ciego de Ávila
Cayo Algodoncito
Cayo Algodoncito is a cay at 21°03′01″N 78°46′11″W in Ciego de Ávila province.
Cayo Algodoncito: coast and water
7130 m at 127°: Bajo Mosquito (shoal); 13960 m at 225°: Canal de Bergantines (channel); 17760 m at 31°: Canal Santa María de Afuera (channel); 26130 m at 18°: Cabezo de la Cana (reef); 27130 m at 173°: Canal de Cayo Largo (channel); 30730 m at 93°: Punta Macurijes (point); 31460 m at 54°: Punta Desempeño (point); 31560 m at 9°: Arrecife La Piedra de Punta Arena (reef).
Cayo Algodoncito: islands
21560 m at 166°: Cayo Cucaracha (island); 28840 m at 149°: Cayo Chocolate (island); 29240 m at 162°: Cayo Antón (island); 32250 m at 191°: Cayo Boca de la Piedra de Piloto (island); 32390 m at 159°: Cayo Gordo (island); 32610 m at 300°: Cayos Paloma (island group); 33500 m at 184°: Cayo Piedra Chica (island); 33960 m at 238°: Cayo Caballones (island); 35240 m at 181°: Cayos Las Cruces (island group); 35770 m at 246°: Cayos de las Doce Leguas (island group); 38090 m at 357°: Cayo La Cana (island); 38290 m at 252°: Cayo Grande (island).
Cayo Algodoncito: inland
30260 m at 69°: San Pedro (stream); 32390 m at 72°: Resistencia (stream); 33650 m at 80°: Baltazar (locality); 35010 m at 58°: Caney de la Barrigona (locality); 37260 m at 80°: San Diego (locality); 37670 m at 77°: Ojo de Agua (locality).
Cayo Algodoncito: distances
44960 m at 28°: Playa Santa María; 67460 m at 68°: La Clarita; 68340 m at 70°: Vertientes; 104010 m at 67°: Ignacio Agramonte International Airport ; 166000 m at 70°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 148830 m at 302°: Marina Trinidad (Casilda) (marina).
Protected: 19040 m at 220°: Parque Nacional Jardines de la Reina.
Cayo Algodoncito: close by
6050 m at 273°: Cayos Manuel Gómez (island group); 7540 m at 43°: Cayo Algodón Grande (cay); 10530 m at 214°: Cayo Bergantines (island group); 10640 m at 214°: Cayos Bergantines (cay); 10700 m at 146°: Cayo Mosquito (island group); 12000 m at 173°: Cayo Bonito (cay); 14870 m at 208°: Cayo Llanos (cay); 15040 m at 17°: Cabezo Orejón (reef); 18960 m at 280°: Cayo Cuervo (cay); 19430 m at 245°: Cayo Cargado (cay); 19520 m at 39°: Cayo Santa María (cay); 20260 m at 168°: Cayo Mégano de Cucaracha (cay).
Cayo Algodoncito: on and around
Within 15 km: 11 coral reefs.
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Cayo Algodoncito: marine life records
6 records of 6 species within 10 km, 2015 to 2026: 3 sharks and rays, 1 turtles, 1 other, 1 corals. That is 1.9 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Hypanus americanus, 1 (sharks and rays); Carcharhinus perezii, 1 (sharks and rays); Carcharhinus falciformis, 1 (sharks and rays); Eretmochelys imbricata, 1 (turtles); Crocodylus acutus, 1 (other); Meandrina meandrites, 1 (corals).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Algodoncito: notes
Many cays have no landing, so ask an operator first.
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.