Cays & islands · Sancti Spíritus
Cayo Bretón
Cayo Bretón is a cay at 21°06′52″N 79°25′17″W in Sancti Spíritus province.
Cayo Bretón: coast and water
18870 m at 51°: Bajo Blanco (shoal); 20550 m at 65°: Canal Corrales (channel); 21140 m at 17°: Bajo Tortuga (shoal); 29560 m at 60°: Cayo Piedra (reef); 29570 m at 325°: Médanos de la Vela (reef); 31500 m at 329°: Arrecife de la Barbacoa (reef); 32790 m at 121°: Laguna Boca de Guano (lagoon); 32910 m at 63°: Canal de Piedras (channel).
Cayo Bretón: islands
11080 m at 125°: Cayo Casimba (islet); 23590 m at 73°: Cayuelo de Rabihorcado (island); 23600 m at 73°: Cayo Niara (islet); 29890 m at 32°: Cayo Burgao (island); 36510 m at 121°: Cayo Grande (island); 41170 m at 337°: Cayo Zaza de Afuera (island); 41400 m at 122°: Cayos de las Doce Leguas (island group); 46350 m at 123°: Cayo Caballones (island); 49050 m at 95°: Cayo Cuervo (island); 49260 m at 19°: Cayos Herradura (island group); 56120 m at 349°: Cayo La Boca (island); 56930 m at 341°: Cayo Blanco de Zaza (island).
Cayo Bretón: inland
53800 m at 19°: Frajana (locality); 54240 m at 5°: Arroyo de Boquerones (stream); 55970 m at 9°: Sabana de la Colorada (locality); 56070 m at 7°: La Sierra (locality); 56840 m at 29°: Los Derrames (locality); 56910 m at 5°: Siberia (locality).
Cayo Bretón: distances
68890 m at 358°: Guasimal; 74190 m at 14°: La Sierpe; 77600 m at 330°: Playa Las Majaguas; 95750 m at 322°: Alberto Delgado Airport ; 156040 m at 318°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 92410 m at 320°: Marina Trinidad (Casilda) (marina).
Cayo Bretón: close by
9880 m at 102°: Cayos Cinco Balas (island group); 11090 m at 125°: Cayo Casimba (cay); 13820 m at 124°: Cayo Alcatracito (cay); 15390 m at 122°: Cayo Alcatraz Grande (cay); 15430 m at 121°: Cayo Alcatraz (cay); 15940 m at 117°: Cayo Inglés (cay); 23590 m at 73°: Cayuelo de Rabihorcado (cay); 23600 m at 73°: Cayo Niara (cay); 24200 m at 72°: Cayo Rabihorcado (cay).
Cayo Bretón: on and around
Within 15 km: 42 coral reefs.
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Cayo Bretón: marine life records
915 records of 71 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2001: 501 fish, 414 corals. That is 291.3 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Acropora palmata, 157 (corals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 53 (fish); Siderastrea siderea, 53 (corals); Sparisoma viride, 44 (fish); Scarus iseri, 42 (fish); Porites astreoides, 33 (corals); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 32 (fish); Microspathodon chrysurus, 30 (fish); Orbicella faveolata, 26 (corals); Acanthurus bahianus, 25 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 21 (fish); Sparisoma rubripinne, 21 (fish).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Bretón: notes
A cay can lie inside a protected area.
Getting to Cayo Bretón
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Bretón stands about 3.0 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.