Cayo Dama

Cayo Dama: coast and water

6170 m at 142°: Ensenada de Cayo La Muerte (cove); 6410 m at 147°: Punta El Factor (point); 6660 m at 60°: Punta Empalizada (point); 7830 m at 333°: Punta de la Pluma (point); 8070 m at 9°: Pasa Cruz del Padre (channel); 10170 m at 110°: Punta La Sevilla (point); 10430 m at 287°: Canalizo Carenerito (channel); 10660 m at 342°: Arrecife Lavanderas de Afuera (reef).

Cayo Dama: islands

1660 m at 195°: Cayos Redondos (island group); 6870 m at 171°: Cayos de las Cinco Leguas (island group); 7590 m at 253°: Cayo Machos (island); 7650 m at 35°: Cayo Galindito (island); 8390 m at 184°: Cayo Genovés (island); 8760 m at 101°: Cayo Cedro (island); 10050 m at 301°: Cayo Blanco (island); 13740 m at 226°: Cayuelo Grande (island); 15980 m at 105°: Cayo Largo (island); 18340 m at 90°: Cayo Ranas (island); 19360 m at 292°: Cayo Mono (island); 19530 m at 91°: Cayo Punta Arenas (island).

Cayo Dama: inland

16990 m at 203°: Río del Júcaro (stream); 17840 m at 174°: Castillo (locality); 18910 m at 137°: La Teja (settlement); 19870 m at 154°: Casualidad (hamlet); 20310 m at 177°: Paso Real (locality); 21270 m at 139°: Aurora (hamlet).

Cayo Dama: distances

16510 m at 152°: Playa Musulmanes; 19720 m at 134°: Salinas La Teja; 21650 m at 126°: Salinas Bidos; 56480 m at 251°: Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport ; 69190 m at 256°: Port of Matanzas (port); 22760 m at 259°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).

Protected: 10710 m at 299°: Reserva Ecológica Cayo Mono Galindo; 24490 m at 268°: Reserva Ecológica Varahicacos; 24700 m at 269°: Varahicacos.

Cayo Dama: close by

230 m at 90°: Cayo Melón (cay); 1450 m at 188°: Cayo Seboruquito (cay); 1660 m at 195°: Cayos Redondos (island group); 1700 m at 267°: Cayo Vara (cay); 2110 m at 120°: Cayo Partido (cay); 2170 m at 124°: Cayo Seboruco (cay); 2190 m at 203°: Cayo Palomo (cay); 2790 m at 197°: Cayo Perro (cay); 3120 m at 194°: Cayo Factor (cay); 3130 m at 3°: Cayo Hijo de la Pluma (cay); 3940 m at 323°: Cayo el Sombrero (cay); 5250 m at 138°: Cayo la Muerte (cay).

Cayo Dama: on and around

Within 15 km: 5 coral reefs, 1 attractions, 1 parks & reserves.

8810 m at 266°: Delfinario aguas abiertas Rancho Cangrejo (attractions); 10710 m at 299°: Reserva Ecológica Cayo Mono Galindo (parks & reserves).

Cayo Dama: marine life records

179 records of 79 species within 10 km, 1931 to 2025: 96 fish, 36 corals, 34 molluscs, 6 marine mammals, 4 seabirds and shorebirds, 1 sponges, 1 crustaceans, 1 seagrass and algae. That is 57.0 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Millepora complanata, 17 (corals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 10 (fish); Microspathodon chrysurus, 10 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 7 (fish); Lutjanus apodus, 7 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 6 (fish); Haemulon sciurus, 6 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 6 (fish); Pseudodiploria strigosa, 6 (corals); Pseudodiploria clivosa, 6 (corals); Tursiops truncatus, 6 (marine mammals); Sparisoma rubripinne, 4 (fish).

Months with records, marine mammals: Mar 2, Aug 2, Dec 2.

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

Cayo Dama: notes

A cay can lie inside a protected area.

Getting to Cayo Dama

• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro Cruz del Padre stands about 9.2 km away.