Cays & islands · Isla de la Juventud
Cayo Cantiles
Cayo Cantiles is a cay at 21°36′16″N 82°01′28″W in Isla de la Juventud province.
Cayo Cantiles: coast and water
1810 m at 356°: Punta El Catibo (point); 2800 m at 274°: Laguna Muerta (lagoon); 5160 m at 231°: Ensenada de Cabria (bay); 6120 m at 49°: Canalizo del Este (channel); 6880 m at 231°: Punta Cabria (point); 9950 m at 239°: Punta del Inglés (point); 9980 m at 248°: Laguna de Cantiles (lagoon); 10150 m at 283°: Punta Los Muertos (point).
Cayo Cantiles: islands
3460 m at 133°: Cayos Jardines (island group); 5050 m at 307°: Cayo Ron (island); 5460 m at 354°: Cayo Ciprés (island); 14460 m at 63°: Cayo Las Gaviotas (island); 14760 m at 253°: Cayo Avalito (island); 16340 m at 249°: Cayo Ávalos (island); 16420 m at 268°: Cayo Punta del Canto (island); 21690 m at 73°: Cayo Rosarito (island); 28350 m at 275°: Archipiélago de Los Canarreos (island group); 29380 m at 263°: Cayo Campos (island); 32390 m at 271°: Cayo Palma (island); 33630 m at 86°: Cayos Peraza (island group).
Cayo Cantiles: inland
51260 m at 91°: Hotel Ole Playa Blanca (hotel); 51880 m at 90°: Sol Pelicano (hotel); 51970 m at 90°: Cayo Largo del Sur (settlement); 53400 m at 91°: Cocodrilo (settlement); 54450 m at 90°: playa blanca (hotel); 54600 m at 88°: Sol Club Cayo Largo (hotel).
Cayo Cantiles: distances
48230 m at 92°: Paradise Beach; 52500 m at 90°: Cayo Largo del Sur; 72840 m at 259°: Playa Larga; 49490 m at 88°: Vilo Acuña International Airport ; 167400 m at 16°: Port of Matanzas (port); 46700 m at 88°: Marina Marlin Cayo Largo (marina).
Cayo Cantiles: close by
3300 m at 8°: Cayo La Luz (cay); 3460 m at 133°: Cayos Jardines (island group); 3630 m at 33°: Cayo Convento (cay); 3930 m at 339°: Cayo Ciriales (cay); 5060 m at 307°: Cayo Ron (cay); 5460 m at 354°: Cayo Ciprés (cay); 7440 m at 202°: Arrecife Seco de Cascajo (reef); 9370 m at 346°: Cayo Cajones (cay); 10240 m at 358°: Cayo Tabloncito (cay); 10300 m at 70°: Cayo La Sigua (cay); 10890 m at 279°: Cayo Tablones (cay); 11070 m at 318°: Cayo Gaviota (cay).
Cayo Cantiles: on and around
Within 15 km: 1 attractions, 1 trails & viewpoints.
490 m at 192°: Cayo Cantiles (attractions).
Cayo Cantiles: marine life records
865 records of 243 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2022: 367 molluscs, 286 fish, 211 corals, 1 other. That is 275.3 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Acropora palmata, 60 (corals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 27 (fish); Orbicella annularis, 27 (corals); Scarus iseri, 27 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 22 (fish); Porites porites, 22 (corals); Lutjanus apodus, 18 (fish); Microspathodon chrysurus, 18 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 18 (fish); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 18 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 16 (fish); Siderastrea siderea, 16 (corals).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Cantiles: notes
Take your rubbish away and keep off the mangrove.
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.