Cays & islands · Artemisa
Cayo Cruz
Cayo Cruz is a cay at 22°28′13″N 82°17′21″W in Artemisa province.
Cayo Cruz: coast and water
8030 m at 267°: Punta Mal País (point); 12040 m at 270°: Pasa Boquerón del Hacha (channel); 14130 m at 193°: Bajo de Monterrey (shoal); 15850 m at 111°: Punta Guisaso (point); 15920 m at 122°: Punta Gorda (point); 20780 m at 127°: Boca de Matahambre (inlet); 23500 m at 126°: Punta Matahambre (point); 26810 m at 28°: Playa Santa Isabel (beach).
Cayo Cruz: islands
2590 m at 341°: Cayo Redondo (island); 5190 m at 319°: Cayo Buenavista (island); 14270 m at 159°: Cayo Ambar (island); 14860 m at 265°: Cayos Los Tres Boquerones (island group); 15380 m at 255°: Cayos Boquerones del Sur (island group); 16600 m at 275°: Cayo Los Tres Boquerones (island); 20230 m at 279°: Cayo Boquerón del Hacha (island); 21320 m at 250°: Cayo Flamenco (island); 22140 m at 127°: Cayo Matahambre (island); 24770 m at 250°: Cayo Culebra (island); 26790 m at 299°: Cayería Las Cayamas (island group); 27060 m at 286°: Cayo Águila (island).
Cayo Cruz: inland
24150 m at 359°: Surgidero de Batabanó (settlement); 24370 m at 14°: Zanja Mayaguano (stream); 25810 m at 22°: Río Guara (stream); 26050 m at 25°: Cayo Paila (locality); 26110 m at 359°: San Vicente (hamlet); 26300 m at 346°: Cuchillo de Mora (locality).
Cayo Cruz: distances
24150 m at 359°: Surgidero de Batabanó; 25640 m at 337°: Playa de Ariza; 26810 m at 28°: Playa Santa Isabel; 59000 m at 348°: José Martí International Airport ; 74650 m at 356°: Port of Havana (port); 72630 m at 342°: Marina Hemingway (marina).
Cayo Cruz: close by
350 m at 218°: Cayo Cruz Sudeste (cay); 2580 m at 341°: Cayo Redondo (cay); 5070 m at 319°: Cayos Buenavista (cay); 5190 m at 319°: Cayo Buenavista (cay); 8650 m at 278°: Cayo Mal País (cay); 10690 m at 172°: Cayo Monterrey (cay); 14270 m at 159°: Cayo Ambar (cay); 14830 m at 268°: Cayo Boquerón del Medio (cay); 14860 m at 265°: Cayos Los Tres Boquerones (island group); 15390 m at 255°: Cayos Boquerones del Sur (island group); 16600 m at 275°: Cayo Los Tres Boquerones (cay); 20230 m at 279°: Cayo Boquerón del Hacha (cay).
Cayo Cruz: marine life records
6 records of 6 species within 10 km, 1937 to 1937: 4 molluscs, 2 fish. That is 1.9 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Opsanus beta, 1 (fish); Argopecten, 1 (molluscs); Diplogrammus pauciradiatus, 1 (fish); Euvola ziczac, 1 (molluscs); Cerithium eburneum, 1 (molluscs); Argopecten nucleus, 1 (molluscs).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Cruz: notes
Some cays belong to resorts and are closed to day visitors.
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.