Cays & islands · Villa Clara

Cayo Barco Perdido

Satellite view of Cayo Barco Perdido, Cuba
Cayo Barco Perdido (Esri, Maxar)

Cayo Barco Perdido is a cay at 23°05′54″N 80°23′01″W in Villa Clara province.

GPS 23.09833, -80.3836123°05′54″N 80°23′01″W

Cayo Barco Perdido: coast and water

8270 m at 284°: Canal Sierra Morena (channel); 9160 m at 309°: Punta Blanquizal (point); 9290 m at 298°: Punta Mujeres (point); 12230 m at 65°: Punta Sardines (point); 12250 m at 7°: Bajo Nicolao (reef); 13590 m at 153°: Punta de Chicho (point); 14600 m at 317°: Boca Ciega (channel); 15640 m at 84°: Bahía Obispo (bay).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Barco Perdido
Cayo Barco Perdido, wider

Cayo Barco Perdido: islands

4790 m at 37°: Cayo Alcatraces (island); 5030 m at 194°: Cayo Redondo (island); 7190 m at 298°: Cayo Negro Maco (island); 9110 m at 153°: Cayo Cayeras (island); 9520 m at 181°: Cayo Levisa (island); 9940 m at 200°: Cayo Triste (island); 10040 m at 97°: Cayo Esperanza (island); 10320 m at 155°: Cayo Negro (island); 10380 m at 107°: Cayo Alto (island); 10830 m at 77°: Cayo La Yana (island); 12000 m at 118°: Cayo Partido (island); 14380 m at 147°: Cayo Guajiro (island).

Cayo Barco Perdido: inland

16500 m at 214°: Playa Sierra Morena (settlement); 17000 m at 222°: Río Sierra Morena (stream); 17530 m at 213°: Vergara (locality); 18120 m at 215°: Remedios (hamlet); 18170 m at 219°: La Nueva Camila (locality); 18430 m at 210°: San Vicente (locality).

Cayo Barco Perdido: distances

16180 m at 215°: Playa La Fe; 17970 m at 173°: Salinas del Jatal; 21390 m at 220°: Sierra Morena; 81120 m at 146°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 105610 m at 183°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 76840 m at 275°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).

Protected: 39080 m at 141°: Mogotes de Jumagua.

Cayo Barco Perdido: close by

1570 m at 44°: Cayo Cera (cay); 2900 m at 229°: Cayo Mosquito (cay); 4680 m at 329°: Cayo Basura (cay); 4800 m at 37°: Cayo Alcatraces (cay); 4840 m at 228°: Cayo Mosquitico (cay); 5020 m at 194°: Cayo Redondo (cay); 5460 m at 138°: Cayo Picheles (cay); 6020 m at 165°: Cayo Frío (cay); 6110 m at 334°: Cayo Blanquizal (cay); 6330 m at 107°: Cayo Espartillo (cay); 7200 m at 298°: Cayo Negro Maco (cay); 7570 m at 315°: Archipiélago de Sabana (island group).

Cayo Barco Perdido: on and around

Within 15 km: 1 coral reefs.

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Cayo Barco Perdido: marine life records

12 records of 5 species within 10 km, 1970 to 2005: 9 marine mammals, 2 corals, 1 molluscs. That is 3.8 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Tursiops truncatus, 8 (marine mammals); Ellisella schmitti, 1 (corals); Plexaura kuna, 1 (corals); Balaenoptera, 1 (marine mammals); Onustus longleyi, 1 (molluscs).

Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 8, Dec 1.

Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.

Cayo Barco Perdido: notes

Many cays have no landing, so ask an operator first.

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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.

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