Cayo Basura

Cayo Basura: coast and water

2790 m at 310°: Punta Sardines (point); 5810 m at 359°: Arrecife Mégano Chico (reef); 6860 m at 277°: Punta Mosquito (point); 6890 m at 269°: Canalizo El Hacha (channel); 7950 m at 114°: Paso del Obispo (channel); 12190 m at 283°: Punta Real (point); 13990 m at 115°: Punta de Piedras (point); 15230 m at 190°: Laguna Las Picúas (lagoon).

Cayo Basura: islands

4510 m at 165°: Cayo Cuaba (island); 5810 m at 116°: Cayo Piedra del Obispo (island); 7190 m at 207°: Cayo Alto (island); 8850 m at 234°: Cayo Espartillo (island); 11030 m at 160°: Los Conucos (island); 11950 m at 213°: Cayo Coco (island); 12870 m at 121°: Cayo Empalizada de Sotavento (island); 13520 m at 108°: Cayos Gandón (island group); 13670 m at 210°: Cayo Gallina (island); 14770 m at 107°: Cayo Arbolito (island); 14900 m at 232°: Cayo Frío (island); 15630 m at 215°: Cayo Negro (island).

Cayo Basura: inland

23430 m at 200°: Manglar (locality); 24120 m at 196°: Eugenia (locality); 24990 m at 199°: Gómez (locality); 26010 m at 206°: Felicia (locality); 26270 m at 153°: Laguna el Limpio (pond); 26550 m at 101°: Guaicanamar (locality).

Cayo Basura: distances

23900 m at 207°: Salinas del Jatal; 23970 m at 171°: Playa de Durán; 27980 m at 233°: Playa La Fe; 77720 m at 156°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 110560 m at 190°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 89770 m at 272°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).

Protected: 35700 m at 161°: Mogotes de Jumagua.

Cayo Basura: close by

870 m at 198°: Cayo Quinchos (cay); 2550 m at 194°: Pichado Key (historical) (cay); 2830 m at 248°: Cayo La Yana (cay); 2990 m at 69°: Cayo Verde (cay); 4510 m at 165°: Cayo Cuaba (cay); 5670 m at 215°: Cayo Esperanza (cay); 5810 m at 359°: Arrecife Mégano Chico (reef); 5810 m at 116°: Cayo Piedra del Obispo (cay); 7200 m at 207°: Cayo Alto (cay); 7540 m at 172°: Cayo Mahomito (cay); 8850 m at 234°: Cayo Espartillo (cay); 9490 m at 196°: Cayo Partido (cay).

Cayo Basura: on and around

Within 15 km: 4 coral reefs.

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Cayo Basura: marine life records

308 records of 53 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2005: 180 fish, 118 corals, 10 marine mammals. That is 98.0 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Millepora complanata, 30 (corals); Orbicella faveolata, 21 (corals); Acanthurus bahianus, 18 (fish); Pseudodiploria strigosa, 18 (corals); Haemulon sciurus, 17 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 16 (fish); Lutjanus apodus, 12 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 11 (fish); Porites astreoides, 10 (corals); Tursiops truncatus, 10 (marine mammals); Haemulon flavolineatum, 10 (fish); Microspathodon chrysurus, 9 (fish).

Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 10.

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

Cayo Basura: notes

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