Cays & islands · Camagüey
Cayo Carabinero
Cayo Carabinero is a cay at 20°38′59″N 78°37′59″W in Camagüey province.
Cayo Carabinero: coast and water
14730 m at 290°: Canal Cachiboca (channel); 20960 m at 102°: Canalizo Mexicana (channel); 22100 m at 110°: Punta Caguamas (point); 24570 m at 300°: Punta de Pilotos (point); 24950 m at 299°: Pasa Piedra Grande (channel); 30290 m at 112°: Laguna La Caguama (lagoon); 33180 m at 304°: Ensenada Las Anclitas por el Norte (cove); 34830 m at 115°: Punta Cabeza del Este (point).
Cayo Carabinero: islands
1820 m at 252°: Laberinto de Las Doce Leguas (island group); 4230 m at 278°: Cayos Los Hierros (island group); 5830 m at 99°: Cayos Peralta (island group); 6050 m at 10°: Cayo Las Cruces (island); 7250 m at 15°: Cayo Galán (island); 8470 m at 29°: Cayo Tarantín (island); 8970 m at 109°: Cayo Juan Grín (island); 9050 m at 42°: Cayo Yuraguana (island); 9570 m at 59°: Cayo La Poza (island); 12370 m at 107°: Cayo Boca Seca (island); 18480 m at 47°: Cayo Punta Macho (island); 18560 m at 83°: Cayo Cedro (island).
Cayo Carabinero: inland
48210 m at 40°: San Miguel (locality); 48870 m at 51°: Duquesa (locality); 49060 m at 33°: Santo Domingo (hamlet); 49490 m at 39°: Las Alegrías (hamlet); 50020 m at 56°: Sabanilla (locality); 50490 m at 59°: Toma Vientos (locality).
Cayo Carabinero: distances
66390 m at 84°: Santa Cruz del Sur; 68660 m at 85°: Playa Bonita; 84150 m at 37°: Vertientes; 118200 m at 43°: Ignacio Agramonte International Airport ; 174100 m at 55°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 186850 m at 311°: Marina Trinidad (Casilda) (marina).
Protected: 39880 m at 319°: Parque Nacional Jardines de la Reina.
Cayo Carabinero: close by
610 m at 236°: Cayo Bartolo (cay); 1820 m at 252°: Laberinto de Las Doce Leguas (island group); 2230 m at 276°: Cayos Los Carabineros (island group); 4230 m at 278°: Cayos Los Hierros (island group); 5200 m at 90°: Cayos Laberinto de las Doce Leguas (island group); 5830 m at 99°: Cayos Peralta (island group); 6050 m at 10°: Cayo Las Cruces (cay); 6790 m at 309°: Cayo Mangle Prieto (cay); 7250 m at 15°: Cayo Galán (cay); 7920 m at 1°: Cayo Felipe (cay); 7970 m at 277°: Cayos Los Indios (island group); 8280 m at 279°: Cayo Ballena (cay).
Cayo Carabinero: on and around
Within 15 km: 1 coral reefs.
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Cayo Carabinero: marine life records
592 records of 61 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2001: 317 fish, 275 corals. That is 188.4 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Siderastrea siderea, 60 (corals); Porites astreoides, 44 (corals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 28 (fish); Agaricia agaricites, 27 (corals); Scarus iseri, 25 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 25 (fish); Orbicella faveolata, 23 (corals); Porites porites, 20 (corals); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 20 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 19 (fish); Lutjanus apodus, 18 (fish); Haemulon plumierii, 16 (fish).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Carabinero: notes
Some cays belong to resorts and are closed to day visitors.
Getting to Cayo Carabinero
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Cachiboca stands about 13 km away.
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.