Cays & islands · Camagüey
Cayo Carenero
Cayo Carenero is a cay at 20°41′28″N 77°59′56″W in Camagüey province.
Cayo Carenero: coast and water
5620 m at 290°: Estero Esterón (estuary); 6010 m at 210°: Canal Cayo Largo (channel); 7480 m at 304°: Laguna Cañones (lagoon); 7680 m at 96°: Pasa de San Juan de Tierra (channel); 7900 m at 88°: Punta San Juan (point); 8420 m at 197°: Punta Infierno (point); 9230 m at 288°: Pasa Mordaza de la Tierra (channel); 11370 m at 76°: Ensenada Manopla (cove).
Cayo Carenero: islands
860 m at 188°: Cayos Carnero (island group); 5740 m at 191°: Cayería la Sierra (island group); 8190 m at 142°: Cayos de Sevilla (island group); 9090 m at 283°: Cayos Mate Adentro (island group); 10880 m at 101°: Cayo Ripiado (island); 10890 m at 119°: Cayo San Juan de Afuera (island); 11030 m at 247°: Cayos Pasa Honda (island group); 11120 m at 244°: Cayos Mate (island group); 11770 m at 293°: Cayo Puga (island); 12360 m at 232°: Cayo Güincho (island); 14020 m at 101°: Cayos de Manopla (island group); 14930 m at 97°: Cayo Navío (island).
Cayo Carenero: inland
1010 m at 354°: Litoral Santa Cruz (railway station); 6760 m at 333°: Lunanco (locality); 6930 m at 47°: Veloso (locality); 7400 m at 67°: Sabanalamar (locality); 7530 m at 350°: Gonzalo de Quesada (settlement); 7870 m at 15°: El Francés (settlement).
Cayo Carenero: distances
2310 m at 1°: Santa Cruz del Sur; 2690 m at 64°: Playa Bonita; 41200 m at 89°: Guayabal; 82550 m at 11°: Ignacio Agramonte International Airport ; 122470 m at 39°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 221570 m at 342°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).
Cayo Carenero: close by
860 m at 188°: Cayos Carnero (island group); 1690 m at 50°: Antiguo Combinado Pesquero (fishing); 2200 m at 80°: Cayo Muerto (cay); 2220 m at 50°: Empresa Pesquera Industrial EPISUR, Planta de Camaronicultura (fishing); 3280 m at 263°: Cayos Pinipiniche (island group); 3620 m at 205°: Cayo Largo de Mordazo (cay); 4450 m at 36°: Camaronicultura (fishing); 5740 m at 191°: Cayería la Sierra (island group); 6700 m at 55°: Camaronicultura (fishing); 8190 m at 142°: Cayos de Sevilla (island group); 8970 m at 108°: Cayos San Juan (island group); 9090 m at 283°: Cayos Mate Adentro (island group).
Cayo Carenero: on and around
Within 15 km: 12 schools, 11 stores & supermarkets, 7 places of worship, 6 clinics & polyclinics, 6 government & embassies, 6 trails & viewpoints, 4 factories & works, 3 sugar mills & refineries, 3 banks & exchange, 3 historic & heritage.
2660 m at 3°: Museo Municipal (museums); 2710 m at 7°: Cine Santa Cruz del Sur (theatres & arts); 2740 m at 7°: Monumento (historic & heritage); 2770 m at 16°: Cuadro de Pelota (stadiums & sport); 2790 m at 4°: Paladar El Faro (cuban cuisine & lechón); 3360 m at 356°: Santa Cruz del Sur (stations & terminals); 3380 m at 356°: Terminal Santa Cruz del Sur (stations & terminals); 4470 m at 360°: Santa Cruz del Sur (1km) (trails & viewpoints); 4790 m at 360°: Vertientes (80km) (trails & viewpoints); 5100 m at 359°: Camagüey (80km) (trails & viewpoints).
Cayo Carenero: marine life records
10 records of 10 species within 10 km: 9 fish, 1 molluscs. That is 3.2 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Cephalopholis cruentata, 1 (fish); Holacanthus tricolor, 1 (fish); Priacanthus, 1 (fish); Epinephelus guttatus, 1 (fish); Holocentrus adscensionis, 1 (fish); Acanthurus chirurgus, 1 (fish); Euvola laurentii, 1 (molluscs); Holacanthus ciliaris, 1 (fish); Hypoplectrus puella, 1 (fish); Bodianus rufus, 1 (fish).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Carenero: notes
Many cays have no landing, so ask an operator first.
Getting to Cayo Carenero
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Santa Cruz del Sur stands about 2.3 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.