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Cayo Caobal

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

Cayo Caobal is a cay at 22°15′36″N 77°53′43″W in Camagüey province.

GPS 22.26011, -77.8953022°15′36″N 77°53′43″W

Cayo Caobal: coast and water

3240 m at 297°: Ensenada del Atravesado (cove); 4820 m at 265°: Ensenada Sureste (cove); 7090 m at 357°: Ensenada Negro (bay); 8750 m at 71°: Bajo de Minerva (reef); 8880 m at 349°: Canalizo del Partido del Mégano (channel); 9710 m at 345°: Punta del Partido del Mégano (point); 10800 m at 164°: Ensenada de Playa Judío (cove); 18660 m at 123°: Punta del Este de Cayo Cruz (point).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Caobal
Cayo Caobal, wider

Cayo Caobal: islands

1540 m at 24°: Cayo El Coco (island); 4720 m at 20°: Cayo del Ahogado (island); 5370 m at 274°: Cayo Redondo (island); 6030 m at 155°: Cayo Siche (island); 6210 m at 307°: Cayo Corrales (island); 6660 m at 147°: Cayo La Garza (island); 6850 m at 298°: Cayo Montañés (island); 7310 m at 97°: Playa Cayo Cruz (islet); 8250 m at 107°: Cayo Cruz (island); 11650 m at 292°: Archipiélago de Camagüey (island group); 12410 m at 145°: Cayo Yuraguanal (island); 13510 m at 317°: Cayo Mégano Chico (island).

Cayo Caobal: inland

6670 m at 160°: Alto del Ají (hill); 7820 m at 105°: Iberostar Selection Esmeralda (hotel); 7980 m at 106°: Iberostar Coral Esmeralda (hotel); 28030 m at 222°: Caonao (stream); 29020 m at 208°: Playa Guaney (settlement); 29280 m at 217°: Charco de los Algodones (pond).

Cayo Caobal: distances

22430 m at 163°: Cayo Romano; 28950 m at 209°: Playa Guaney; 30290 m at 234°: Playa la Mula; 49830 m at 297°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 102620 m at 140°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 86970 m at 295°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Cayo Caobal: close by

1540 m at 24°: Cayo El Coco (cay); 2060 m at 240°: Cayo Kiko (cay); 3060 m at 173°: Cayo Punta del Cristo (cay); 3600 m at 348°: Cayo Jaco (cay); 3690 m at 314°: Cayo La Pasa (cay); 3800 m at 332°: Cayo del Gallego (cay); 4330 m at 319°: Cayo Boca del Atravesado (cay); 4720 m at 20°: Cayo del Ahogado (cay); 4730 m at 227°: Cayo Guanal (cay); 4770 m at 171°: Cayo Ajisito (cay); 5150 m at 98°: Cayo Tintorera (cay); 5380 m at 274°: Cayo Redondo (cay).

Cayo Caobal: on and around

Within 15 km: 3 stores & supermarkets, 2 coral reefs, 1 fuel stations, 1 historic & heritage, 1 marinas, 1 attractions.

8030 m at 109°: Iguana (historic & heritage); 8300 m at 110°: Puerto Deportivo (marinas); 8680 m at 109°: Delfinario (attractions).

Cayo Caobal: marine life records

28 records of 21 species within 10 km, 2016 to 2026: 16 seabirds and shorebirds, 7 molluscs, 2 crustaceans, 1 corals, 1 other, 1 seagrass and algae. That is 8.9 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Platalea ajaja, 5 (seabirds and shorebirds); Sterna maxima, 2 (seabirds and shorebirds); Calidris alba, 2 (seabirds and shorebirds); Calidris minutilla, 2 (seabirds and shorebirds); Phyllonotus pomum, 1 (molluscs); Manicina areolata, 1 (corals); Macrostrombus costatus, 1 (molluscs); Arenaria interpres, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds); Nerita peloronta, 1 (molluscs); Megaceryle alcyon, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds); Tellina radiata, 1 (molluscs); Pandion haliaetus, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds).

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

Cayo Caobal: 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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