Cays & islands · Ciego de Ávila
Cayo Alto
Cayo Alto is a cay at 22°18′32″N 78°18′39″W in Ciego de Ávila province.
Cayo Alto: coast and water
8700 m at 339°: Boca de los Paredones (channel); 9690 m at 204°: Lagunato de Judas (lagoon); 12240 m at 3°: Canalizo Perico Díaz (channel); 12250 m at 212°: Laguna la Escondida (lagoon); 13750 m at 197°: Laguna Nazaret (lagoon); 13940 m at 17°: Canal de Paredón Grande (channel); 16300 m at 248°: Playa La Tinaja (beach); 17700 m at 166°: Punta Marcelina (point).
Cayo Alto: islands
6630 m at 190°: Cayo Judas (island); 9280 m at 264°: Cayos del Canal Nuevo (island group); 11030 m at 238°: Cayo las Piedras de Momito (islet); 11340 m at 240°: Cayo de Los Tratantes (islet); 13360 m at 297°: Cayo Largo La Salina (island); 13640 m at 185°: Cayo Nazaret (island); 14620 m at 182°: Cayo Los Turistas (island); 16970 m at 33°: Cayo del Medio (islet); 17500 m at 14°: Cayo Queche (island); 20870 m at 48°: Cayo Los Paisajes (islet); 21390 m at 28°: Cayo Paredón de Lado (island); 22870 m at 55°: Cayo Mosca (islet).
Cayo Alto: inland
15150 m at 236°: Casimbas de la Tasajera (locality); 17700 m at 176°: Embarcadero Santa Gertrudis (hamlet); 18280 m at 206°: Cayo Piedras (locality); 19150 m at 339°: Vaciadero (locality); 19660 m at 187°: La Rosa de los Chinos (locality); 21090 m at 158°: Embarcadero Jigüey (settlement).
Cayo Alto: distances
26320 m at 189°: Bolivia; 29550 m at 142°: Playa la Mula; 39370 m at 236°: Morón; 17010 m at 354°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 137360 m at 128°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 47620 m at 310°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).
Protected: 28840 m at 312°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco.
Cayo Alto: close by
1640 m at 231°: Cayo Lajiales de Judas (cay); 1910 m at 63°: Cayo La Aguada (cay); 2010 m at 62°: Cayo Alto Remanemte (cay); 2580 m at 42°: Cayo Guinea (cay); 3420 m at 58°: Cayo Puta (cay); 4590 m at 102°: Cayo Mojarra (cay); 6630 m at 190°: Cayo Judas (cay); 8710 m at 247°: Cayo La Higuereta (cay); 9270 m at 264°: Cayos del Canal Nuevo (island group); 10330 m at 80°: Cayo Alto de Juan Saez (cay); 10740 m at 348°: Cayo Pancho la Vega (cay); 11030 m at 238°: Cayo las Piedras de Momito (cay).
Cayo Alto: on and around
Within 15 km: 1 peaks & volcanoes.
10670 m at 81°: Alto de Juan Sáez (peaks & volcanoes).
Cayo Alto: marine life records
1 records of 1 species within 10 km, 2025 to 2025: 1 seabirds and shorebirds. That is 0.3 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Sterna maxima, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Alto: notes
Some cays belong to resorts and are closed to day visitors.
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.