Cays & islands · Camagüey

Cayo Botijuela

Satellite view of Cayo Botijuela, Cuba
Cayo Botijuela (Esri, Maxar)

Cayo Botijuela is a cay at 20°36′23″N 78°11′04″W in Camagüey province.

GPS 20.60640, -78.1844320°36′23″N 78°11′04″W

Cayo Botijuela: coast and water

6720 m at 90°: Canal Pasa Ancha (channel); 12020 m at 57°: Punta los Criollos (point); 13110 m at 49°: Pasa Bergantines (channel); 14800 m at 129°: Canal Uvero (channel); 16880 m at 85°: Punta Infierno (point); 18020 m at 51°: Estero Esterón (estuary); 18080 m at 237°: Punta Cabeza del Este (point); 18180 m at 13°: Estero Sabanalamar (estuary).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Botijuela
Cayo Botijuela, wider

Cayo Botijuela: islands

4200 m at 204°: Cayo Rosquete (island); 7740 m at 108°: Cayos Ronquitos (island group); 10350 m at 64°: Cayos Mate (island group); 10480 m at 61°: Cayos Pasa Honda (island group); 12220 m at 153°: Cayo Pescador (island); 12380 m at 280°: Cayo Sombrerito (island); 12390 m at 15°: Cayo La Torre (island); 13500 m at 312°: Cayo Rancho Viejo (island); 13660 m at 324°: Cayo Pailita (island); 13780 m at 302°: Cayos Guasa (island group); 15800 m at 129°: Cayo Pájaro Chico (island); 16660 m at 127°: Cayos Pájaros (island group).

Cayo Botijuela: inland

21580 m at 34°: Caimanes (locality); 22330 m at 62°: La Calzada (hamlet); 22770 m at 57°: La Gloria (hamlet); 23170 m at 32°: San Armando (locality); 23660 m at 9°: Pollona (locality); 24150 m at 20°: Paliza (locality).

Cayo Botijuela: distances

22610 m at 59°: Santa Cruz del Sur; 24160 m at 64°: Playa Bonita; 61290 m at 81°: Guayabal; 96960 m at 21°: Ignacio Agramonte International Airport ; 142160 m at 42°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 225550 m at 347°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Cayo Botijuela: close by

4190 m at 204°: Cayo Rosquete (cay); 6430 m at 287°: Cayo Granada (cay); 7510 m at 110°: Cayo Ronquito (cay); 7510 m at 110°: Cayo Ronquito Chico (cay); 7740 m at 108°: Cayos Ronquitos (island group); 9740 m at 79°: Cayo Güincho (cay); 9930 m at 141°: Cayos Levisa (island group); 9980 m at 118°: Cayo Almácigo (cay); 9990 m at 143°: Cayo Levisa (cay); 10350 m at 64°: Cayos Mate (island group); 10430 m at 57°: Cayo Becky (cay); 10480 m at 61°: Cayos Pasa Honda (island group).

Cayo Botijuela: on and around

Within 15 km: 1 coral reefs.

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Cayo Botijuela: marine life records

683 records of 45 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2001: 346 corals, 337 fish. That is 217.4 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Millepora alcicornis, 83 (corals); Pseudodiploria strigosa, 71 (corals); Porites astreoides, 57 (corals); Haemulon flavolineatum, 42 (fish); Siderastrea siderea, 37 (corals); Sparisoma viride, 31 (fish); Pseudodiploria clivosa, 27 (corals); Lutjanus apodus, 25 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 22 (fish); Porites porites, 22 (corals); Haemulon plumierii, 21 (fish); Haemulon sciurus, 21 (fish).

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

Cayo Botijuela: 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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