Cays & islands · Camagüey
Cayo Alto la Jía
Cayo Alto la Jía is a cay at 20°35′23″N 78°22′55″W in Camagüey province.
Cayo Alto la Jía: coast and water
3900 m at 132°: Punta Puerto Arturo (point); 4880 m at 156°: Laguna La Caguama (lagoon); 5390 m at 262°: Punta Caguamas (point); 6100 m at 291°: Canalizo Mexicana (channel); 9670 m at 146°: Punta Cabeza del Este (point); 10810 m at 48°: Canal de la Sepultura (channel); 11910 m at 81°: Canal Inglesito (channel); 15280 m at 154°: Canal de Cabeza del Este (channel); 19320 m at 89°: Canal de Botijuela (channel); 20360 m at 289°: Pasa Boca de Juan Grin (channel); 20990 m at 21°: Canal de Pingüe (channel); 21260 m at 282°: Boca de Juan Grín (channel); 21900 m at 132°: Banco Levisa (shoal); 23780 m at 35°: Pasa la Uva (channel); 27340 m at 86°: Canal Pasa Ancha (channel); 27410 m at 96°: Canal de Almácigo (channel).
Cayo Alto la Jía: islands
1730 m at 28°: Cayo María Velache (island); 2670 m at 339°: Cayo La Yerba (island); 7510 m at 8°: Cayo Café (island); 8220 m at 278°: Cayos Contra Punteo (island group); 9110 m at 350°: Cayo Cubera (island); 9570 m at 148°: Cabeza del Este (island); 9940 m at 315°: Cayo Corúa (island); 11160 m at 281°: Cayo Camposanto (island); 11320 m at 282°: Cayo Boca Rica (islet); 13790 m at 3°: Cayo Rubio (island); 16890 m at 330°: Cayo La Cafetera (island); 17920 m at 44°: Cayo Pailita (island); 18040 m at 316°: Cayos Los Chinos (island group); 18940 m at 96°: Cayo Rosquete (island); 20820 m at 326°: Cayo Punta de Macho (island); 21200 m at 286°: Cayos Peralta (island group); 21420 m at 303°: Cayo La Poza (island); 26240 m at 303°: Cayo Tarantín (island); 27400 m at 102°: Cayos Levisa (island group); 27610 m at 109°: Cayo Pescador (island); 27620 m at 91°: Cayo Ronquito (island); 27710 m at 35°: Cayos Angostura (island group); 27920 m at 91°: Cayos Ronquitos (island group); 28070 m at 27°: Cayos Abre el Ojo (island group).
Cayo Alto la Jía: inland
27120 m at 30°: Sardiñas (locality).
Cayo Alto la Jía: distances
42140 m at 71°: Santa Cruz del Sur; 44070 m at 74°: Playa Bonita; 78030 m at 18°: Vertientes; 107670 m at 31°: Ignacio Agramonte International Airport ; 157970 m at 47°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 211280 m at 308°: Marina Trinidad (Casilda) (marina).
Cayo Alto la Jía: close by
1730 m at 28°: Cayo María Velache (cay); 2670 m at 339°: Cayo La Yerba (cay); 3200 m at 239°: Cayo Las Caguamas (cay); 3720 m at 359°: Cayo de los Alfaquis (cay); 4900 m at 331°: Cayo Las Varas (cay); 5420 m at 311°: Cayo la Loma (cay); 5810 m at 357°: Cayo Los Hoyos (cay); 5950 m at 133°: Cayo Cabeza del Este (cay); 6510 m at 356°: Cayo Cubero (cay); 7470 m at 325°: Cayo Los Careyes (cay); 7510 m at 8°: Cayo Café (cay); 8220 m at 278°: Cayos Contra Punteo (island group).
Cayo Alto la Jía: on and around
Within 15 km: 1 coral reefs.
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Cayo Alto la Jía: marine life records
179 records of 40 species within 10 km, 1974 to 2025: 96 fish, 81 corals, 1 sponges, 1 seabirds and shorebirds. That is 57.0 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Porites porites, 17 (corals); Siderastrea siderea, 15 (corals); Agaricia agaricites, 10 (corals); Scarus iseri, 9 (fish); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 9 (fish); Porites astreoides, 9 (corals); Sparisoma viride, 8 (fish); Orbicella faveolata, 7 (corals); Haemulon sciurus, 7 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 7 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 7 (fish); Haemulon plumierii, 7 (fish).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Alto la Jía: notes
Land only where a guide allows it.
Getting to Cayo Alto la Jía
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro Punta Cabeza del Este stands about 9.7 km away.
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.