Cays & islands · Ciego de Ávila
Cayo Caoba
Cayo Caoba is a cay at 21°27′09″N 78°45′02″W in Ciego de Ávila province.
Cayo Caoba: coast and water
8660 m at 340°: Pasa de Tierra (channel); 9460 m at 213°: Canal La Cana (channel); 10870 m at 214°: Punta Arenas (point); 11040 m at 350°: Pasa Seca (channel); 13430 m at 47°: Punta Félix Beach (point); 14250 m at 64°: Estero de Santa Ana (estuary); 14870 m at 237°: Bajo La Cabria de Punta Arenas (shoal); 15840 m at 70°: Laguna El Vayal (lagoon).
Cayo Caoba: islands
2330 m at 282°: Cayo Lastre (island); 7730 m at 350°: Cayo Campito (island); 7880 m at 340°: Cayo Pilón (island); 8640 m at 220°: Cayo la Loma (island); 9860 m at 313°: Cayos Ana María (islet); 10270 m at 302°: Cayo Cayuelo (island); 11080 m at 290°: Cayo Flamenco (island); 11140 m at 339°: Cayo Joroba (island); 12760 m at 335°: Cayo Jorobita (island); 13940 m at 14°: Cayo La Salina (island); 15160 m at 318°: Cayo Encantado (island); 16820 m at 303°: Cayo Obispito (island).
Cayo Caoba: inland
15760 m at 41°: Embarcadero Baraguá (locality); 16420 m at 39°: Quemado Nuevo (locality); 17580 m at 52°: Pastel (locality); 20080 m at 44°: Pedro Vázquez (locality); 20750 m at 91°: Emilia Montes de Oca (locality); 20850 m at 100°: Mala Fama (stream).
Cayo Caoba: distances
19450 m at 105°: Playa Santa María; 28650 m at 27°: Baraguá; 29560 m at 3°: Jagüeyal; 93470 m at 92°: Ignacio Agramonte International Airport ; 154580 m at 86°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 126240 m at 4°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).
Cayo Caoba: close by
2330 m at 282°: Cayo Lastre (cay); 2510 m at 307°: Cayo Ripiado (cay); 2520 m at 208°: Cayo Tío Joaquín (cay); 3130 m at 334°: Cayo Providencia (cay); 3630 m at 271°: Cayo Balandras (cay); 4230 m at 198°: Cayo Punta de los Machos (cay); 4760 m at 338°: Cayo La Gloria (cay); 7660 m at 209°: Cayo La Cana (cay); 7730 m at 350°: Cayo Campito (cay); 7880 m at 340°: Cayo Pilón (cay); 8240 m at 286°: Cayo Guásimas (cay); 8540 m at 307°: Cayo Los Dos Hermanos (island group).
Cayo Caoba: on and around
Within 15 km: 2 coral reefs.
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Cayo Caoba: marine life records
4 records of 4 species within 10 km, 1914 to 2008: 2 molluscs, 1 sponges, 1 fish. That is 1.3 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Argopecten, 1 (molluscs); Echinoclathria arcifera, 1 (sponges); Argopecten nucleus, 1 (molluscs); Hippocampus reidi, 1 (fish).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Caoba: notes
Many cays have no landing, so ask an operator first.
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.