Cays & islands · Isla de la Juventud

Cayo Ciriales

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

Cayo Ciriales is a cay at 21°38′15″N 82°02′17″W in Isla de la Juventud province.

GPS 21.63750, -82.0380421°38′15″N 82°02′17″W

Cayo Ciriales: coast and water

2680 m at 196°: Ensenada de los Muertos (bay); 5120 m at 176°: Canalizo del Medio (channel); 5330 m at 214°: Laguna Vicente Justo (lagoon); 5990 m at 86°: Canalizo del Este (channel); 6940 m at 90°: Laguna Ciego (lagoon); 8790 m at 93°: Canal del Rosario (channel); 10660 m at 187°: Arrecife Seco de Cascajo (reef); 13050 m at 203°: Quebrada Lombelo (channel).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Ciriales
Cayo Ciriales, wider

Cayo Ciriales: islands

2720 m at 257°: Cayo Ron (island); 3930 m at 159°: Cayo Cantiles (island); 5480 m at 350°: Cayo Cajones (island); 9570 m at 258°: Cayo Tablones (island); 11360 m at 61°: Cayo Pasaje (island); 14360 m at 246°: Cayo del Perro (island); 15580 m at 255°: Cayo Punta del Canto (island); 17230 m at 248°: Cayos Catuches (island group); 17840 m at 74°: Cayo Francesito (island); 18960 m at 78°: Cayos Los Ballenatos (island group); 20840 m at 72°: Cayo Divisa de Piedra (island); 28690 m at 255°: Cayo Campos (island).

Cayo Ciriales: inland

47960 m at 91°: Marina Cayo Largo (settlement); 52670 m at 95°: Villa Iguana (hotel); 53420 m at 94°: Sol Pelicano (hotel); 53990 m at 94°: Lindamar Hotel (hotel); 54950 m at 94°: Cocodrilo (settlement); 55940 m at 93°: Gran Caribe Playa Blanca (hotel).

Cayo Ciriales: distances

49870 m at 96°: Paradise Beach; 54000 m at 94°: Cayo Largo del Sur; 72250 m at 256°: Playa Larga; 50910 m at 93°: Vilo Acuña International Airport ; 164270 m at 17°: Port of Matanzas (port); 48140 m at 93°: Marina Marlin Cayo Largo (marina).

Cayo Ciriales: close by

1900 m at 102°: Cayo La Luz (cay); 1930 m at 25°: Cayo Ciprés (cay); 2720 m at 257°: Cayo Ron (cay); 3450 m at 101°: Cayo Convento (cay); 3930 m at 159°: Cayo Cantiles (cay); 5480 m at 350°: Cayo Cajones (cay); 6630 m at 9°: Cayo Tabloncito (cay); 7190 m at 147°: Cayos Jardines (island group); 7410 m at 348°: Cayo La Palma (cay); 7530 m at 308°: Cayo Gaviota (cay); 9570 m at 258°: Cayo Tablones (cay); 10410 m at 335°: Cayo Tablones (cay).

Cayo Ciriales: on and around

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

4350 m at 163°: Cayo Cantiles (attractions).

Cayo Ciriales: marine life records

362 records of 48 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2001: 191 fish, 171 corals. That is 115.2 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 Ciriales: notes

Many cays have no landing, so ask an operator first.

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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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