Cays & islands · Artemisa

Cayo Carabela

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

Cayo Carabela is a cay at 22°31′00″N 82°28′59″W in Artemisa province.

GPS 22.51667, -82.4833322°31′00″N 82°29′00″W

Cayo Carabela: coast and water

13180 m at 115°: Punta Mal País (point); 17650 m at 231°: Cabezo de Borbón (shoal); 18220 m at 168°: Bajo Boquerón (shoal); 18460 m at 336°: Punta de Cayamas (point); 18730 m at 354°: Punta Vacía Botijas (point); 20670 m at 350°: Boca del Conde (marsh); 21070 m at 29°: Playa de Ariza (beach); 27680 m at 132°: Bajo Ambar (shoal).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Carabela
Cayo Carabela, wider

Cayo Carabela: islands

1850 m at 180°: Cayo Boquerón del Hacha (island); 5050 m at 137°: Cayo Los Tres Boquerones (island); 6460 m at 290°: Cayo Águila (island); 11990 m at 109°: Cayo Mal País (island); 14040 m at 194°: Cayo Culebra (island); 14740 m at 304°: Cayo Hermano de Afuera (island); 16580 m at 94°: Cayo Buenavista (island); 16750 m at 287°: Cayos Las Leñas (island group); 17050 m at 307°: Cayo Hermano de Tierra (island); 18020 m at 290°: Cayo Leña de Tierra (island); 20610 m at 104°: Cayo Cruz (island); 26550 m at 126°: Cayo Monterrey (island).

Cayo Carabela: inland

18630 m at 6°: Playa del Cajío (settlement); 20460 m at 5°: San Miguel (locality); 21890 m at 352°: Boca del Conde (pond); 22310 m at 4°: Santa Ana (locality); 23270 m at 17°: Amate Bajo (locality); 23490 m at 8°: La Chafarina (settlement).

Cayo Carabela: distances

21070 m at 29°: Playa de Ariza; 25220 m at 317°: Guanimar; 26210 m at 317°: Playa de Guanímar; 53090 m at 8°: José Martí International Airport ; 59310 m at 333°: Port of Mariel (port); 64120 m at 358°: Marina Hemingway (marina).

Cayo Carabela: close by

1850 m at 180°: Cayo Boquerón del Hacha (cay); 5050 m at 137°: Cayo Los Tres Boquerones (cay); 6470 m at 290°: Cayo Águila (cay); 7570 m at 137°: Cayo Boquerón del Medio (cay); 8230 m at 141°: Cayos Los Tres Boquerones (island group); 8600 m at 336°: Cayería Las Cayamas (island group); 10600 m at 151°: Cayos Boquerones del Sur (island group); 12060 m at 109°: Cayo Mal País (cay); 12350 m at 180°: Cayo Flamenco (cay); 14040 m at 194°: Cayo Culebra (cay); 14740 m at 304°: Cayo Hermano de Afuera (cay); 15940 m at 284°: Cayo Leña de Afuera (cay).

Cayo Carabela: marine life records

3 records of 3 species within 10 km, 1988 to 2014: 1 seabirds and shorebirds, 1 crustaceans, 1 fish. That is 1.0 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Numenius phaeopus, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds); Dynamenella perforata, 1 (crustaceans); Xiphias gladius, 1 (fish).

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

Cayo Carabela: notes

Some cays belong to resorts and are closed to day visitors.

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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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