Cayo Cocos

Cayo Cocos: coast and water

1740 m at 90°: Canal de Balandras (channel); 2550 m at 137°: Pasa Piragua (channel); 3940 m at 118°: Punta Bote (point); 7890 m at 298°: Banco Palomino (shoal); 7950 m at 230°: Banco Azuaga (reef); 7990 m at 274°: Banco Orejón Grande (reef); 8590 m at 196°: Punta Coloraditas (point); 10780 m at 198°: Bahía Guanito (cove).

Cayo Cocos: islands

220 m at 239°: Cayo Antonia (island); 1280 m at 164°: Cayos Piraguas (island group); 1510 m at 251°: Cayos Balandias (island group); 1780 m at 131°: Cayo Piragua (island); 1960 m at 264°: Cayo Huevo (island); 3160 m at 270°: Cuatro Canalizos (island group); 4090 m at 155°: Cayos Uvas (island group); 4740 m at 184°: Cayo Niquero (island); 7350 m at 311°: Cayo Pajáros (island); 7530 m at 207°: Cayos Azuagas (island group); 7840 m at 313°: Cayo Palomino (island); 14050 m at 206°: Cayo Los Limones (island group).

Cayo Cocos: inland

6350 m at 161°: Niquero (town); 7630 m at 114°: Sevilla Abajo (settlement); 7790 m at 150°: Argote (locality); 8060 m at 138°: Jagua Uno (settlement); 8860 m at 109°: Monta (locality); 9010 m at 157°: Los Trozos (settlement).

Cayo Cocos: distances

6300 m at 159°: Niquero; 16860 m at 201°: Belic; 17810 m at 74°: Media Luna; 57440 m at 68°: Sierra Maestra International Airport ; 165060 m at 12°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 180400 m at 94°: Marina Marlin Santiago de Cuba (marina).

Protected: 25710 m at 161°: Parque Nacional Desembarco del Granma.

Cayo Cocos: close by

210 m at 239°: Cayo Antonia (cay); 1280 m at 164°: Cayos Piraguas (island group); 1510 m at 251°: Cayos Balandias (island group); 1790 m at 131°: Cayo Piragua (cay); 1960 m at 264°: Cayo Huevo (cay); 3170 m at 270°: Cuatro Canalizos (island group); 3390 m at 170°: Bajo Damián (reef); 4090 m at 155°: Cayos Uvas (island group); 4740 m at 184°: Cayo Niquero (cay); 5540 m at 290°: Bancos de Cayo Huevo (reef); 6750 m at 219°: Cabeza de Azuaga (reef); 7350 m at 311°: Cayo Pajáros (cay).

Cayo Cocos: on and around

Within 15 km: 9 guest houses & hostels, 6 schools, 4 factories & works, 3 banks & exchange, 2 fuel stations, 2 farms & plantations, 1 places of worship, 1 theatres & arts, 1 urban parks & plazas, 1 sugar mills & refineries.

5900 m at 164°: Casa Danelis Garcia (guest houses & hostels); 5920 m at 164°: Casa Dareli (guest houses & hostels); 6020 m at 165°: Cine Sierra Maestra (theatres & arts); 6040 m at 164°: Parque Céspedes (urban parks & plazas); 6120 m at 156°: Casa de Ailien (guest houses & hostels); 6360 m at 157°: Terminal Ómnibus (stations & terminals); 6410 m at 166°: Train (historic & heritage); 6490 m at 161°: Estadio Tirso Hidalgo (stadiums & sport); 11830 m at 113°: Quarry (mines & quarries).

Cayo Cocos: marine life records

3 records of 2 species within 10 km, 2007 to 2024: 2 fish, 1 seabirds and shorebirds. That is 1.0 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Pterois, 2 (fish); Sula sula, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds).

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

Cayo Cocos: notes

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