Cays & islands · Isla de la Juventud

Cayo Ciprés

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

Cayo Ciprés is a cay at 21°39′12″N 82°01′49″W in Isla de la Juventud province.

GPS 21.65327, -82.0302121°39′12″N 82°01′49″W

Cayo Ciprés: coast and water

4600 m at 200°: Ensenada de los Muertos (bay); 5350 m at 105°: Canalizo del Este (channel); 5690 m at 203°: Laguna Muerta (lagoon); 7240 m at 211°: Laguna Vicente Justo (lagoon); 12050 m at 214°: Ensenada Inglés (bay); 12520 m at 190°: Arrecife Seco de Cascajo (reef); 14980 m at 203°: Quebrada Lombelo (channel); 20940 m at 88°: Canalizo Rosario (channel).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Ciprés
Cayo Ciprés, wider

Cayo Ciprés: islands

3530 m at 133°: Cayo Convento (island); 4030 m at 335°: Cayo Cajones (island); 7340 m at 293°: Cayo Gaviota (island); 8380 m at 158°: Cayos Jardines (island group); 9280 m at 326°: Cayo Tablones (island); 9860 m at 67°: Cayo Pasaje (island); 13520 m at 85°: Cayo Las Gaviotas (island); 15340 m at 98°: Cayo del Rosario (island); 16640 m at 79°: Cayo Francesito (island); 16900 m at 250°: Cayo Punta del Canto (island); 17880 m at 83°: Cayos Los Ballenatos (island group); 29950 m at 253°: Cayo Campos (island).

Cayo Ciprés: inland

50590 m at 94°: villa soledad (hotel); 52040 m at 97°: Villa Iguana (hotel); 52770 m at 96°: Sol Pelicano (hotel); 55100 m at 95°: Villa Coral and Soledad (hotel); 55210 m at 95°: Ole Playa Blanca (hotel); 55260 m at 94°: Sol Club Cayo Largo (hotel).

Cayo Ciprés: distances

49280 m at 98°: Paradise Beach; 53340 m at 96°: Cayo Largo del Sur; 73460 m at 255°: Playa Larga; 50220 m at 95°: Vilo Acuña International Airport ; 162360 m at 17°: Port of Matanzas (port); 47450 m at 95°: Marina Marlin Cayo Largo (marina).

Cayo Ciprés: close by

1930 m at 205°: Cayo Ciriales (cay); 2400 m at 154°: Cayo La Luz (cay); 3520 m at 133°: Cayo Convento (cay); 4040 m at 335°: Cayo Cajones (cay); 4200 m at 235°: Cayo Ron (cay); 4800 m at 2°: Cayo Tabloncito (cay); 5460 m at 174°: Cayo Cantiles (cay); 5960 m at 337°: Cayo La Palma (cay); 7350 m at 293°: Cayo Gaviota (cay); 8380 m at 158°: Cayos Jardines (island group); 9270 m at 326°: Cayo Tablones (cay); 9340 m at 65°: Cayo del Pasaje (cay).

Cayo Ciprés: on and around

Within 15 km: 1 attractions, 1 trails & viewpoints.

5930 m at 175°: Cayo Cantiles (attractions).

Cayo Ciprés: marine life records

445 records of 103 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2015: 191 fish, 171 corals, 83 molluscs. That is 141.6 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Acropora palmata, 46 (corals); Orbicella annularis, 23 (corals); Scarus iseri, 19 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 17 (fish); Siderastrea siderea, 16 (corals); Porites porites, 16 (corals); Sparisoma viride, 15 (fish); Pseudodiploria strigosa, 15 (corals); Porites astreoides, 13 (corals); Microspathodon chrysurus, 12 (fish); Lutjanus apodus, 12 (fish); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 12 (fish).

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

Cayo Ciprés: notes

Most cays are reached by boat with a guide.

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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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