Cays & islands · Mayabeque
Cayo Ambar
Cayo Ambar is a cay at 22°21′02″N 82°14′21″W in Mayabeque province.
Cayo Ambar: coast and water
4550 m at 269°: Bajo Ambar (shoal); 9740 m at 60°: Punta Gorda (point); 10330 m at 339°: Canal de Monterrey (channel); 11540 m at 86°: Boca de Matahambre (inlet); 13370 m at 83°: Ensenada de Matahambre (bay); 21420 m at 272°: Bajo Boquerón (shoal); 21750 m at 308°: Pasa Boquerón del Hacha (channel); 23000 m at 126°: Canal de las Gordas (channel).
Cayo Ambar: islands
26230 m at 304°: Cayo Los Tres Boquerones (island); 27560 m at 122°: Cayo Las Gordas (island); 28830 m at 280°: Cayo Culebra (island); 31160 m at 306°: Cayo Carabela (island); 37120 m at 118°: Cayos Providencia (island group); 38840 m at 313°: Cayería Las Cayamas (island group); 45900 m at 306°: Cayo Hermano de Afuera (island); 46340 m at 299°: Cayo Leña de Afuera (island); 50820 m at 122°: Cayo Cacao (island); 51400 m at 268°: Cayo Rabihorcado (island); 52720 m at 300°: Cayo Guzmán (island); 54310 m at 261°: Cayo La Hoya (island).
Cayo Ambar: inland
21720 m at 84°: Laguna Las Paridas (lake); 36940 m at 26°: Río Mayabeque (stream); 37180 m at 15°: Antiguo Río Mayabeque (stream); 37400 m at 12°: Zanja La Luisa (stream); 37440 m at 9°: Cayo Paila (locality); 37870 m at 351°: Surgidero de Batabanó (settlement).
Cayo Ambar: distances
37200 m at 15°: Playa Mayabeque; 37740 m at 11°: Playa Santa Isabel; 37870 m at 351°: Surgidero de Batabanó; 73120 m at 346°: José Martí International Airport ; 88340 m at 324°: Port of Mariel (port); 86880 m at 342°: Marina Hemingway (marina).
Cayo Ambar: close by
4620 m at 306°: Cayo Monterrey (cay); 12530 m at 90°: Cayo Matahambre (cay); 14090 m at 338°: Cayo Cruz Sudeste (cay); 14270 m at 339°: Cayo Cruz (cay); 16850 m at 339°: Cayo Redondo (cay); 19120 m at 334°: Cayos Buenavista (cay); 19220 m at 334°: Cayo Buenavista (cay); 19940 m at 317°: Cayo Mal País (cay); 21990 m at 295°: Cayos Boquerones del Sur (island group); 23310 m at 301°: Cayos Los Tres Boquerones (island group); 23780 m at 303°: Cayo Boquerón del Medio (cay).
Cayo Ambar: marine life records
6 records of 6 species within 10 km, 1937 to 1937: 4 molluscs, 2 fish. That is 1.9 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Opsanus beta, 1 (fish); Argopecten, 1 (molluscs); Diplogrammus pauciradiatus, 1 (fish); Euvola ziczac, 1 (molluscs); Cerithium eburneum, 1 (molluscs); Argopecten nucleus, 1 (molluscs).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Ambar: notes
A cay can lie inside a protected area.
Getting to Cayo Ambar
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Monterrey stands about 11 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.