Cayo Cuaba

Cayo Cuaba: coast and water

2710 m at 26°: Bahía Obispo (bay); 9120 m at 298°: Canalizo El Hacha (channel); 10250 m at 353°: Arrecife Mégano Chico (reef); 10770 m at 197°: Laguna La Bola (lagoon); 11780 m at 102°: Punta de Chibolo (point); 12030 m at 178°: Laguna Joaquín Pérez (lagoon); 13690 m at 109°: Bahía Isabela de Sagua (bay); 13820 m at 216°: Punta de Chicho (point).

Cayo Cuaba: islands

4390 m at 66°: Cayo Piedra del Obispo (island); 4510 m at 345°: Cayo Basura (island); 6100 m at 219°: Cayo Partido (island); 9580 m at 234°: Cayo Coco (island); 10370 m at 133°: Cayo El Barbero (island); 10900 m at 143°: Las Picuas (island); 11760 m at 207°: Cayo Tío Juan (island); 12450 m at 292°: Cayo Alcatraces (island); 12470 m at 235°: Cayo Cayeras (island); 12510 m at 90°: Cayuelo de Gandón (island); 12920 m at 90°: Cayo Arbolito (island); 13700 m at 149°: Cayo Cuadrado (island).

Cayo Cuaba: inland

20620 m at 205°: Biajaca (stream); 20720 m at 201°: Arroyo Hondo (stream); 21170 m at 206°: Majá (locality); 22560 m at 160°: Pozo de Lima (locality); 23080 m at 213°: Ferreiro (hamlet); 23090 m at 204°: Sabanilla (hamlet).

Cayo Cuaba: distances

19490 m at 172°: Playa de Durán; 20800 m at 216°: Salinas del Jatal; 26670 m at 242°: Playa La Fe; 73270 m at 155°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 106490 m at 191°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 91240 m at 275°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).

Protected: 31200 m at 161°: Mogotes de Jumagua.

Cayo Cuaba: close by

2610 m at 316°: Pichado Key (historical) (cay); 3120 m at 183°: Cayo Mahomito (cay); 3820 m at 337°: Cayo Quinchos (cay); 4380 m at 66°: Cayo Piedra del Obispo (cay); 4420 m at 266°: Cayo Esperanza (cay); 4510 m at 345°: Cayo Basura (cay); 4900 m at 245°: Cayo Alto (cay); 5020 m at 311°: Cayo La Yana (cay); 5630 m at 17°: Cayo Verde (cay); 6100 m at 219°: Cayo Partido (cay); 6540 m at 157°: Los Conucos (cay); 8360 m at 264°: Cayo Espartillo (cay).

Cayo Cuaba: on and around

Within 15 km: 2 coral reefs.

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Cayo Cuaba: marine life records

311 records of 54 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2005: 180 fish, 118 corals, 12 marine mammals, 1 molluscs. That is 99.0 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Millepora complanata, 30 (corals); Orbicella faveolata, 21 (corals); Acanthurus bahianus, 18 (fish); Pseudodiploria strigosa, 18 (corals); Haemulon sciurus, 17 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 16 (fish); Lutjanus apodus, 12 (fish); Tursiops truncatus, 12 (marine mammals); Sparisoma viride, 11 (fish); Porites astreoides, 10 (corals); Haemulon flavolineatum, 10 (fish); Microspathodon chrysurus, 9 (fish).

Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 12.

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

Cayo Cuaba: notes

Most cays are reached by boat with a guide.