Cayo Alto

Cayo Alto: coast and water

7270 m at 330°: Canalizo El Hacha (channel); 8340 m at 171°: Laguna La Bola (lagoon); 9820 m at 202°: Punta de Chicho (point); 10920 m at 182°: Laguna de Santiago (lagoon); 11010 m at 73°: Paso del Obispo (channel); 12270 m at 142°: Punta La Chiva (point); 12680 m at 198°: Ensenada del Estero Negro (cove); 12990 m at 130°: Laguna de Piedra (lagoon).

Cayo Alto: islands

4410 m at 104°: Cayo Mahomito (island); 5380 m at 7°: Cayo La Yana (island); 6340 m at 28°: Cayo Quinchos (island); 6420 m at 260°: Cayo Picheles (island); 7700 m at 228°: Cayo Cayeras (island); 8050 m at 119°: Los Conucos (island); 8560 m at 221°: Cayo Negro (island); 8890 m at 251°: Cayo Frío (island); 9280 m at 66°: Cayo Piedra del Obispo (island); 9620 m at 39°: Cayo Verde (island); 10220 m at 172°: Cayo Las Picúas (island); 11020 m at 223°: Cayo Ramajes (island).

Cayo Alto: inland

17160 m at 194°: Biajaca (stream); 17650 m at 196°: Majá (locality); 17890 m at 196°: Gómez (locality); 19090 m at 206°: Ferreiro (hamlet); 19610 m at 205°: La Piedra (settlement); 19680 m at 194°: Sabanilla (hamlet).

Cayo Alto: distances

16700 m at 207°: Salinas del Jatal; 18650 m at 157°: Playa de Durán; 21780 m at 242°: Playa La Fe; 73420 m at 151°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 103690 m at 189°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 87040 m at 277°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).

Protected: 31080 m at 152°: Mogotes de Jumagua.

Cayo Alto: close by

1760 m at 1°: Cayo Esperanza (cay); 2770 m at 167°: Cayo Partido (cay); 4050 m at 287°: Cayo Espartillo (cay); 4410 m at 104°: Cayo Mahomito (cay); 4740 m at 34°: Pichado Key (historical) (cay); 4870 m at 223°: Cayo Coco (cay); 4900 m at 65°: Cayo Cuaba (cay); 5380 m at 7°: Cayo La Yana (cay); 6340 m at 28°: Cayo Quinchos (cay); 6420 m at 260°: Cayo Picheles (cay); 6500 m at 214°: Cayo Gallina (cay); 7200 m at 27°: Cayo Basura (cay).

Cayo Alto: on and around

Within 15 km: 2 coral reefs.

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Cayo Alto: marine life records

311 records of 54 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2005: 180 fish, 118 corals, 12 marine mammals, 1 molluscs. That is 99.0 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Millepora complanata, 30 (corals); Orbicella faveolata, 21 (corals); Acanthurus bahianus, 18 (fish); Pseudodiploria strigosa, 18 (corals); Haemulon sciurus, 17 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 16 (fish); Lutjanus apodus, 12 (fish); Tursiops truncatus, 12 (marine mammals); Sparisoma viride, 11 (fish); Porites astreoides, 10 (corals); Haemulon flavolineatum, 10 (fish); Microspathodon chrysurus, 9 (fish).

Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 12.

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

Cayo Alto: notes

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