Cays & islands · Camagüey
Cayo del Gallego
Cayo del Gallego is a cay at 22°17′26″N 77°54′44″W in Camagüey province.
Cayo del Gallego: coast and water
2230 m at 211°: Ensenada del Atravesado (cove); 4770 m at 11°: Punta Negro (point); 4890 m at 218°: Ensenada Sureste (cove); 4900 m at 79°: Punta Orta (point); 6320 m at 205°: Boca del Yorquin (channel); 8340 m at 121°: Punta La Tintorera (point); 9580 m at 179°: Laguna La Corona del Guanal (lagoon); 18480 m at 151°: Punta Solo (point).
Cayo del Gallego: islands
1030 m at 81°: Cayo Jaco (island); 1090 m at 265°: Cayo Boca del Atravesado (island); 3080 m at 130°: Cayo El Coco (island); 3550 m at 73°: Cayo del Ahogado (island); 4400 m at 180°: Cayo Kiko (island); 9080 m at 277°: Archipiélago de Camagüey (island group); 9960 m at 115°: Playa Cayo Cruz (islet); 11250 m at 121°: Cayo Cruz (island); 12320 m at 169°: Cayo San Esteban (island); 16190 m at 147°: Cayo Yuraguanal (island); 17210 m at 142°: Cayo Cabrón (island); 18350 m at 148°: Cayo Solo (island).
Cayo del Gallego: inland
10450 m at 158°: Alto del Ají (hill); 10770 m at 120°: Iberostar Selection Esmeralda (hotel); 10970 m at 121°: Iberostar Coral Esmeralda (hotel); 29550 m at 216°: Caonao (stream).
Cayo del Gallego: distances
26180 m at 162°: Cayo Romano; 31080 m at 227°: Playa la Mula; 31190 m at 204°: Playa Guaney; 46790 m at 294°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 106330 m at 141°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 84000 m at 293°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).
Cayo del Gallego: close by
1030 m at 81°: Cayo Jaco (cay); 1090 m at 264°: Cayo Boca del Atravesado (cay); 1180 m at 228°: Cayo La Pasa (cay); 2580 m at 341°: Cayo Guanal (cay); 3080 m at 130°: Cayo El Coco (cay); 3210 m at 277°: Cayo Corrales (cay); 3560 m at 73°: Cayo del Ahogado (cay); 3800 m at 152°: Cayo Caobal (cay); 4320 m at 267°: Cayo Montañés (cay); 4390 m at 180°: Cayo Kiko (cay); 4670 m at 313°: Cayo Norte (cay); 4710 m at 230°: Cayo Redondo (cay).
Cayo del Gallego: on and around
Within 15 km: 3 coral reefs, 3 stores & supermarkets, 1 fuel stations, 1 historic & heritage, 1 marinas, 1 attractions.
11110 m at 123°: Iguana (historic & heritage); 11390 m at 123°: Puerto Deportivo (marinas); 11740 m at 122°: Delfinario (attractions).
Cayo del Gallego: marine life records
86 records of 45 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2026: 62 fish, 13 seabirds and shorebirds, 6 molluscs, 2 crustaceans, 1 corals, 1 other, 1 seagrass and algae. That is 27.4 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Acanthurus coeruleus, 10 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 6 (fish); Microspathodon chrysurus, 5 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 5 (fish); Scarus vetula, 5 (fish); Platalea ajaja, 4 (seabirds and shorebirds); Lutjanus apodus, 4 (fish); Scarus iseri, 3 (fish); Sparisoma rubripinne, 3 (fish); Cantherhines pullus, 2 (fish); Sterna maxima, 2 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pandion haliaetus, 2 (seabirds and shorebirds).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo del Gallego: notes
Land only where a guide allows it.
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.