Cays & islands · Villa Clara

Cayo El Barbero

Satellite view of Cayo El Barbero, Cuba
Cayo El Barbero (Esri, Maxar)

Cayo El Barbero is a cay at 23°01′36″N 80°10′08″W in Villa Clara province.

GPS 23.02667, -80.1688923°01′36″N 80°10′08″W

Cayo El Barbero: coast and water

3800 m at 115°: Ensenada Rincón del Infierno (cove); 6670 m at 35°: Punta de Piedras (point); 6900 m at 26°: La Canaleja (channel); 7460 m at 152°: Canal de Carahatas (channel); 8380 m at 350°: Paso del Obispo (channel); 9240 m at 210°: Punta El Sombrero (point); 9270 m at 157°: Estero de Bamba (inlet); 10050 m at 147°: Ensenada de Obia (cove).

Wider satellite view around Cayo El Barbero
Cayo El Barbero, wider

Cayo El Barbero: islands

4530 m at 100°: Cayo Rancho del Cojo (island); 4750 m at 187°: Cayo Cuadrado (island); 7970 m at 227°: Cayo Las Toninas (island); 8690 m at 297°: Cayo Mahomito (island); 8860 m at 37°: Cayo Arbolito (island); 9770 m at 215°: Cayo El Chivo (island); 10070 m at 74°: Cayo Esquivel del Sur (island); 10380 m at 64°: Cayo Hicacal (island); 12300 m at 204°: Cayo Zarapico (island); 12890 m at 215°: Cayo del Sur (island); 12980 m at 314°: Pichado Key (historical) (island); 13020 m at 293°: Cayo Alto (island).

Cayo El Barbero: inland

12410 m at 166°: Laguna el Limpio (pond); 14090 m at 179°: Pozo de Lima (locality); 14950 m at 172°: Pancho Pérez (settlement).

Cayo El Barbero: distances

13170 m at 202°: Playa de Durán; 17330 m at 127°: Playa de Punta Gorda; 18720 m at 121°: Isabela de Sagua; 63780 m at 159°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 101380 m at 196°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 99640 m at 279°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).

Protected: 22560 m at 173°: Mogotes de Jumagua.

Cayo El Barbero: close by

1930 m at 212°: Las Picuas (cay); 2120 m at 121°: Cayo Ocho Arrobas (cay); 4530 m at 100°: Cayo Rancho del Cojo (cay); 4760 m at 187°: Cayo Cuadrado (cay); 4790 m at 21°: Archipiélago Sabana Camagüey (island group); 5100 m at 282°: Los Conucos (cay); 5270 m at 25°: Cayo Empalizada de Sotavento (cay); 6000 m at 230°: Cayo La Chiva (cay); 6690 m at 167°: Cayo Las Glorias (cay); 7440 m at 147°: Cayo Bamba (cay); 7930 m at 176°: Cayo Veloz (cay); 7980 m at 227°: Cayo Las Toninas (cay).

Cayo El Barbero: marine life records

289 records of 67 species within 10 km, 1969 to 2005: 189 fish, 84 corals, 15 marine mammals, 1 sharks and rays. That is 92.0 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Acropora palmata, 18 (corals); Montastraea cavernosa, 16 (corals); Tursiops truncatus, 15 (marine mammals); Haemulon sciurus, 15 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 14 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 14 (fish); Microspathodon chrysurus, 14 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 13 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 12 (fish); Lutjanus apodus, 10 (fish); Anisotremus virginicus, 9 (fish); Orbicella faveolata, 8 (corals).

Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 15.

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

Cayo El Barbero: notes

Most cays are reached by boat with a guide.

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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.

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