Cays & islands · Isla de la Juventud
Cayo Balandra
Cayo Balandra is a cay at 21°41′38″N 82°32′46″W in Isla de la Juventud province.
Cayo Balandra: coast and water
5570 m at 262°: Punta San Juan (point); 5800 m at 257°: Esteros del Bucanero (cove); 6430 m at 195°: Punta Piedras (point); 6800 m at 272°: Ciénaga de San Juan (marsh); 6950 m at 68°: Canalizo Horqueta (channel); 9570 m at 325°: Punta Marqués (point); 11370 m at 315°: Ensenada Laguna el Guayabo (cove); 11550 m at 318°: Pasa El Mogote (channel).
Cayo Balandra: islands
3300 m at 132°: Cayo Melones (island); 4600 m at 303°: Cayos Los Dos Hermanos (island group); 7590 m at 340°: Cayo Los Pájaros (island); 10930 m at 126°: Cayo Rabihorcado (island); 11430 m at 91°: Cayos Bocas de Alonso (island group); 11830 m at 329°: Cayos Balandras (island group); 14430 m at 336°: Cayo Canal Ancha (island); 16400 m at 344°: Cayo Doña María (island); 23540 m at 114°: Cayo Palma (island); 24420 m at 339°: Cayo El Inglés (island); 25940 m at 338°: Cayo Jaquito (island); 26440 m at 338°: Cayo Jaco (island).
Cayo Balandra: inland
10710 m at 266°: La Reforma (settlement); 11200 m at 267°: GP La Reforma (farm); 12550 m at 268°: Vaquería Número Tres (ranch); 12580 m at 212°: Cerro de Punta del Este (locality); 12630 m at 316°: Guayabo (stream); 13070 m at 222°: Cerro Caudal (hill).
Cayo Balandra: distances
22530 m at 285°: Santa Fe; 22700 m at 306°: Júcaro; 28580 m at 317°: Playa Bibijagua; 29110 m at 303°: Rafael Cabrera Airport ; 145630 m at 352°: Port of Mariel (port); 100950 m at 95°: Marina Marlin Cayo Largo (marina).
Protected: 23910 m at 259°: Reserva de Fauna Ciénaga de Lanier.
Cayo Balandra: close by
1900 m at 122°: Cayo Costilla (cay); 2760 m at 72°: Cayo Vivero (cay); 3300 m at 132°: Cayo Melones (cay); 3490 m at 7°: Cayo San Juan (cay); 4110 m at 164°: Cayo Guayabo (cay); 4600 m at 303°: Cayos Los Dos Hermanos (island group); 7590 m at 340°: Cayo Los Pájaros (cay); 10920 m at 126°: Cayo Rabihorcado (cay); 11430 m at 91°: Cayos Bocas de Alonso (island group); 11830 m at 329°: Cayos Balandras (island group); 13740 m at 330°: Cayo El Buche (cay); 14100 m at 176°: Cayos los Cayuelos (island group).
Cayo Balandra: marine life records
3 records of 3 species within 10 km, 2009 to 2009: 3 fish. That is 1.0 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Symphurus urospilus, 1 (fish); Pterois, 1 (fish); Diplectrum bivittatum, 1 (fish).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Balandra: 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.