Cays & islands · Camagüey
Cayo Cupey
Cayo Cupey is a cay at 20°29′59″N 78°02′11″W in Camagüey province.
Cayo Cupey: coast and water
4740 m at 346°: Canal de Juan Suárez (channel); 6280 m at 137°: Canal Cuatro Reales (channel); 7060 m at 338°: Bajo Leña (shoal); 8250 m at 253°: Bajo Ancón del Uvero (shoal); 14700 m at 17°: Punta Saliente (point); 17030 m at 314°: Banco Botijuela (shoal); 19110 m at 344°: Punta los Criollos (point); 19580 m at 302°: Canal de Botijuela (channel).
Cayo Cupey: islands
2780 m at 311°: Cayos Pájaros (island group); 3660 m at 301°: Cayo Pájaro Chico (island); 6180 m at 289°: Cayo Muchacho (island); 9580 m at 282°: Cayo Médano de Levisa (island); 9720 m at 317°: Cayo Almácigo (island); 9930 m at 276°: Cayo Pescador (island); 10080 m at 294°: Cayos Levisa (island group); 11850 m at 12°: Cayos de Mordazo (island group); 12130 m at 137°: Cayo Antoñuelo (islet); 12740 m at 133°: Cayo Sardina (island group); 13050 m at 128°: Cayo Jutía (island); 15870 m at 10°: Cayería la Sierra (island group).
Cayo Cupey: inland
22580 m at 10°: Litoral Santa Cruz (railway station); 26400 m at 24°: Sabanalamar (locality); 26540 m at 12°: Santa Clara (hamlet); 27310 m at 2°: Lunanco (locality); 28710 m at 9°: Cambute (settlement); 28750 m at 15°: La Esperanza (locality).
Cayo Cupey: distances
23290 m at 16°: Playa Bonita; 23890 m at 9°: Santa Cruz del Sur; 50040 m at 64°: Guayabal; 101650 m at 103°: Sierra Maestra International Airport ; 141880 m at 34°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 232550 m at 104°: Marina Marlin Santiago de Cuba (marina).
Cayo Cupey: close by
1790 m at 137°: Cayo Paiva (cay); 2680 m at 142°: Cayo Playas Grandes (cay); 2790 m at 311°: Cayos Pájaros (island group); 3220 m at 277°: Cayo Uvero (cay); 3660 m at 301°: Cayo Pájaro Chico (cay); 4210 m at 127°: Cayo Playa Blanca (cay); 4570 m at 107°: Cayo Mosquito Grande (cay); 5340 m at 10°: Cayo Juan Suárez (cay); 5750 m at 183°: Cayo Carapacho (cay); 6170 m at 289°: Cayo Muchacho (cay); 7120 m at 304°: Cayo Yana (cay); 7120 m at 29°: Cayo Médano (cay).
Cayo Cupey: marine life records
236 records of 32 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2001: 140 corals, 96 fish. That is 75.1 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Millepora alcicornis, 79 (corals); Haemulon flavolineatum, 16 (fish); Porites porites, 13 (corals); Porites astreoides, 11 (corals); Pseudodiploria strigosa, 9 (corals); Siderastrea siderea, 8 (corals); Haemulon sciurus, 8 (fish); Chaetodon capistratus, 7 (fish); Acropora palmata, 7 (corals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 7 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 7 (fish); Haemulon plumierii, 6 (fish).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Cupey: 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.