Cays & islands · Ciego de Ávila

Cayo Caimán

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

Cayo Caimán is a cay at 22°19′58″N 78°00′23″W in Ciego de Ávila province.

GPS 22.33267, -78.0064122°19′58″N 78°00′23″W

Cayo Caimán: coast and water

8520 m at 300°: Punta Bopre (point); 9020 m at 82°: Punta del Partido del Mégano (point); 10540 m at 90°: Punta Negro (point); 12540 m at 146°: Boca del Yorquin (channel); 14930 m at 233°: Punta Cubera (point); 17750 m at 133°: Ensenada del Alto del Ají (cove); 19080 m at 118°: Punta La Tintorera (point); 19650 m at 311°: Ensenada de Paredón (cove).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Caimán
Cayo Caimán, wider

Cayo Caimán: islands

3690 m at 170°: Archipiélago de Camagüey (island group); 6420 m at 104°: Cayo Norte (island); 7260 m at 132°: Cayo Montañés (island); 9290 m at 89°: Cayo Mégano Grande (island); 9840 m at 119°: Cayo Boca del Atravesado (island); 11160 m at 315°: Cayo Vaca (island); 11620 m at 113°: Cayo Jaco (island); 12840 m at 319°: Cayo Antón Grande (island); 13560 m at 106°: Cayo del Ahogado (island); 13760 m at 119°: Cayo El Coco (island); 16200 m at 133°: Cayo Punta del Cristo (island); 20630 m at 145°: Cayo San Esteban (island).

Cayo Caimán: inland

19820 m at 136°: Alto del Ají (hill); 21510 m at 118°: Iberostar Selection Esmeralda (hotel); 21630 m at 270°: Alto de Juan Sáez (hill); 21700 m at 118°: Iberostar Coral Esmeralda (hotel); 23500 m at 315°: Paredon Grande (airfield); 29720 m at 195°: Caonao (stream).

Cayo Caimán: distances

28980 m at 207°: Playa la Mula; 33400 m at 185°: Playa Guaney; 34530 m at 149°: Cayo Romano; 36050 m at 293°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 116190 m at 138°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 73260 m at 293°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Cayo Caimán: close by

2850 m at 51°: Cayo Mégano Chico (cay); 3690 m at 170°: Archipiélago de Camagüey (island group); 4420 m at 283°: Cayo Cobo (cay); 6050 m at 150°: Cayo Cuerno (cay); 6420 m at 104°: Cayo Norte (cay); 6920 m at 317°: Cayo Antón Chico (cay); 7260 m at 132°: Cayo Montañés (cay); 7790 m at 124°: Cayo Corrales (cay); 9130 m at 104°: Cayo Guanal (cay); 9290 m at 89°: Cayo Mégano Grande (cay); 9820 m at 142°: Cayo Redondo (cay); 9840 m at 119°: Cayo Boca del Atravesado (cay).

Cayo Caimán: on and around

Within 15 km: 3 coral reefs.

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Cayo Caimán: marine life records

63 records of 28 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2023: 62 fish, 1 seabirds and shorebirds. That is 20.1 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Acanthurus coeruleus, 10 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 6 (fish); Microspathodon chrysurus, 5 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 5 (fish); Scarus vetula, 5 (fish); Lutjanus apodus, 4 (fish); Scarus iseri, 3 (fish); Sparisoma rubripinne, 3 (fish); Cantherhines pullus, 2 (fish); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 2 (fish); Scarus guacamaia, 1 (fish); Lutjanus jocu, 1 (fish).

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

Cayo Caimán: notes

Take your rubbish away and keep off the mangrove.

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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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