Cays & islands · Isla de la Juventud

Cayo Convento

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

Cayo Convento is a cay at 21°37′54″N 82°00′19″W in Isla de la Juventud province.

GPS 21.63173, -82.0052221°37′54″N 82°00′19″W

Cayo Convento: coast and water

2020 m at 81°: Laguna del Norte (lagoon); 2460 m at 240°: Punta El Catibo (point); 2780 m at 68°: Canalizo del Este (channel); 3610 m at 79°: Laguna Ciego (lagoon); 7390 m at 239°: Laguna Vicente Justo (lagoon); 8930 m at 89°: Ensenada Media Luna (cove); 11020 m at 206°: Arrecife Seco de Cascajo (reef); 13140 m at 239°: Laguna de Cantiles (lagoon).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Convento
Cayo Convento, wider

Cayo Convento: islands

1560 m at 279°: Cayo La Luz (island); 5410 m at 174°: Cayos Jardines (island group); 7720 m at 87°: Cayo La Sigua (island); 8900 m at 94°: Cayo La Paloma (island); 12730 m at 322°: Cayo Tablones (island); 14840 m at 68°: Cayo Francesito (island); 15820 m at 74°: Cayos Los Ballenatos (island group); 16450 m at 249°: Cayo Ratones (island); 19420 m at 242°: Cayo Ávalos (island); 22330 m at 255°: Cayos Aguardiente (island group); 23070 m at 89°: Cayo Estopita (island); 31570 m at 92°: Cayos Peraza (island group).

Cayo Convento: inland

44560 m at 91°: Marina Cayo Largo (settlement); 45540 m at 91°: Combinado (hamlet); 47880 m at 92°: villa soledad (hotel); 48080 m at 92°: Barcelo cayo largo (hotel); 52580 m at 91°: Sol Club Cayo Largo (hotel); 58610 m at 89°: Los Cocos (hamlet).

Cayo Convento: distances

46430 m at 96°: Paradise Beach; 50580 m at 93°: Cayo Largo del Sur; 75410 m at 257°: Playa Larga; 47500 m at 92°: Vilo Acuña International Airport ; 163930 m at 16°: Port of Matanzas (port); 44720 m at 92°: Marina Marlin Cayo Largo (marina).

Cayo Convento: close by

1560 m at 279°: Cayo La Luz (cay); 3450 m at 281°: Cayo Ciriales (cay); 3520 m at 313°: Cayo Ciprés (cay); 3630 m at 213°: Cayo Cantiles (cay); 5410 m at 174°: Cayos Jardines (island group); 6030 m at 270°: Cayo Ron (cay); 7420 m at 325°: Cayo Cajones (cay); 7590 m at 342°: Cayo Tabloncito (cay); 7720 m at 87°: Cayo La Sigua (cay); 8660 m at 43°: Cayo del Pasaje (cay); 8900 m at 94°: Cayo La Paloma (cay); 8990 m at 46°: Cayo Pasaje (cay).

Cayo Convento: on and around

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

4100 m at 211°: Cayo Cantiles (attractions).

Cayo Convento: marine life records

905 records of 249 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2022: 367 molluscs, 299 fish, 234 corals, 3 other, 2 sponges. That is 288.1 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Acropora palmata, 71 (corals); Orbicella annularis, 32 (corals); Porites astreoides, 29 (corals); Scarus iseri, 28 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 26 (fish); Porites porites, 24 (corals); Sparisoma viride, 23 (fish); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 22 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 19 (fish); Microspathodon chrysurus, 18 (fish); Siderastrea siderea, 18 (corals); Acanthurus bahianus, 18 (fish).

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

Cayo Convento: notes

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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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