Cayo Alto

Cayo Alto: coast and water

4890 m at 256°: Punta Tabaco (point); 7990 m at 276°: Pasa Versagua (channel); 9320 m at 295°: Canalizo Monte Seco (channel); 10510 m at 192°: Laguna de los Barretos (lagoon); 11130 m at 324°: Playa La Uva (beach); 13130 m at 164°: Playa Jáquete (beach); 14380 m at 301°: Cañón del Inglés (channel); 14690 m at 258°: Ensenada Mar Nueva (cove).

Cayo Alto: islands

2470 m at 344°: Cayos Las Balsas (island group); 8260 m at 79°: Cayo Pajonal (island); 8390 m at 286°: Cayo Versagua (island); 8410 m at 267°: Cayo Vaca (island); 12320 m at 126°: Cayo del Medio de Marcos (island); 16070 m at 295°: Cayuelos Fondos de Piedra Alta (island group); 17660 m at 297°: Cayos Dromedarios (island group); 18700 m at 288°: Cayos Tumba la Olla (island group); 19440 m at 278°: Cayos de la Enfermería (island group); 22290 m at 294°: Cayo Hachuela (island); 27110 m at 299°: Cayo de la Cruz (island); 28440 m at 136°: Cayo del Medio de Mojabraga (island).

Cayo Alto: inland

11630 m at 256°: Venturilla (locality); 11990 m at 211°: Estero de Granadillo (locality); 12970 m at 201°: Granadillo Viejo (locality); 15430 m at 252°: Batey Lazo (locality); 15880 m at 184°: Buena Vista (hamlet); 16080 m at 256°: Playa Piñón (settlement).

Cayo Alto: distances

12070 m at 171°: Playa Nazábal; 14710 m at 180°: Emilio Córdova; 16120 m at 257°: Playa Piñón; 46750 m at 204°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 106960 m at 221°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 108610 m at 221°: Marina Marlin Cienfuegos (marina).

Cayo Alto: close by

2470 m at 344°: Cayos Las Balsas (island group); 2750 m at 274°: Cayo Isidoro (cay); 4960 m at 105°: Cayos del Pajonal (island group); 5450 m at 351°: Cayos Careneros (island group); 5470 m at 102°: Cayos Pajonal (cay); 7540 m at 1°: Cayo La Vela (cay); 7560 m at 329°: Cayo Lanzanillo (cay); 7760 m at 359°: Cayuelos de Cayo la Vela (island group); 8040 m at 111°: Cayos de la Tocinera (island group); 8260 m at 79°: Cayo Pajonal (cay); 8390 m at 286°: Cayo Versagua (cay); 8410 m at 267°: Cayo Vaca (cay).

Cayo Alto: on and around

Within 15 km: 2 police & fire, 2 stores & supermarkets, 1 stations & terminals.

14740 m at 181°: Emilio Cordoba (stations & terminals).

Cayo Alto: marine life records

707 records of 133 species within 10 km, 1994 to 2017: 376 fish, 202 corals, 127 sponges, 2 other. That is 225.0 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Orbicella faveolata, 36 (corals); Acanthurus bahianus, 33 (fish); Demospongiae, 31 (sponges); Acanthurus coeruleus, 28 (fish); Haemulon sciurus, 27 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 26 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 24 (fish); Millepora complanata, 23 (corals); Microspathodon chrysurus, 22 (fish); Spirastrellidae, 22 (sponges); Chaetodon capistratus, 18 (fish); Lutjanus apodus, 17 (fish).

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.