Cays & islands · Camagüey
Cayo Ballena
Cayo Ballena is a cay at 20°39′41″N 78°42′43″W in Camagüey province.
Cayo Ballena: coast and water
8060 m at 308°: Punta Las Crucecitas (point); 15160 m at 95°: Pasa Boca de Juan Grin (channel); 17150 m at 311°: Punta de Pilotos (point); 28770 m at 106°: Punta Rosales (point); 31590 m at 305°: Canal Caballones (channel); 32250 m at 337°: Mégano de Bergantines (shoal); 36800 m at 112°: Punta Macao (point); 37000 m at 335°: Canal de Bergantines (channel).
Cayo Ballena: islands
400 m at 139°: Cayos Los Indios (island group); 6700 m at 106°: Laberinto de Las Doce Leguas (island group); 10660 m at 51°: Cayo Felipe (island); 11590 m at 60°: Cayo Galán (island); 13080 m at 319°: Cayo Piedra Chica (island); 15230 m at 69°: Cayo Yuraguana (island); 15590 m at 59°: Cayo Rancho Alegre (island); 16820 m at 314°: Cayo Boca de la Piedra de Piloto (island); 17060 m at 29°: Cayo La Lisa (island); 18640 m at 309°: Cayo Boca de Piedra Chiquita (island); 20600 m at 104°: Cayo Boca Seca (island); 22430 m at 77°: Cayos Los Chinos (island group).
Cayo Ballena: inland
49310 m at 29°: Las Casimbas (locality); 50450 m at 72°: Sardiñas (locality); 52420 m at 55°: Las Cruces (locality); 53370 m at 42°: Batista (locality); 54760 m at 57°: Duquesa (locality); 54950 m at 33°: Santa Gertrudis (locality).
Cayo Ballena: distances
74420 m at 86°: Santa Cruz del Sur; 76730 m at 87°: Playa Bonita; 84390 m at 10°: Playa Santa María; 123090 m at 47°: Ignacio Agramonte International Airport ; 180130 m at 56°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 179910 m at 313°: Marina Trinidad (Casilda) (marina).
Protected: 33940 m at 328°: Parque Nacional Jardines de la Reina.
Cayo Ballena: close by
400 m at 138°: Cayos Los Indios (island group); 4040 m at 100°: Cayos Los Hierros (island group); 4230 m at 44°: Cayo Mangle Prieto (cay); 4420 m at 297°: Cayos Cachiboca (island group); 6050 m at 100°: Cayos Los Carabineros (island group); 6700 m at 106°: Laberinto de Las Doce Leguas (island group); 7830 m at 102°: Cayo Bartolo (cay); 7890 m at 30°: Cayos Las Nueve Cuartas (island group); 8280 m at 99°: Cayo Carabinero (cay); 9360 m at 9°: Cayo Vivero (cay); 9550 m at 9°: Cayo Cruces (cay); 10330 m at 63°: Cayo Las Cruces (cay).
Cayo Ballena: on and around
Within 15 km: 1 coral reefs.
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Cayo Ballena: marine life records
790 records of 69 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2025: 416 fish, 372 corals, 1 turtles, 1 molluscs. That is 251.5 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Siderastrea siderea, 95 (corals); Porites astreoides, 51 (corals); Agaricia agaricites, 38 (corals); Acanthurus bahianus, 36 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 36 (fish); Orbicella faveolata, 35 (corals); Scarus iseri, 33 (fish); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 30 (fish); Orbicella annularis, 26 (corals); Sparisoma viride, 24 (fish); Haemulon plumierii, 23 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 21 (fish).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Ballena: notes
Many cays have no landing, so ask an operator first.
Getting to Cayo Ballena
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Cachiboca stands about 4.4 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.