Cays & islands · Villa Clara
Cayo El Chivo
Cayo El Chivo is a cay at 22°57′16″N 80°13′23″W in Villa Clara province.
Cayo El Chivo: coast and water
880 m at 85°: Punta El Sombrero (point); 3660 m at 294°: Laguna Punta de Arenas (lagoon); 4240 m at 171°: Playa de Durán (beach); 4690 m at 282°: Ensenada Cuberas (cove); 4810 m at 118°: Punta Pavia (point); 5430 m at 231°: Bahía de Carahatas (bay); 7180 m at 223°: Punta El Cedro (point); 8280 m at 80°: Canal de Bamba (channel).
Cayo El Chivo: islands
2850 m at 245°: Cayo Costa Rasa (island); 4280 m at 13°: Cayo La Chiva (island); 4900 m at 92°: Cayo Pelón (island); 5950 m at 56°: Cayo Cuadrado (island); 6100 m at 89°: Cayo Veloz (island); 7730 m at 89°: Cayo Punta Rosas (island); 9510 m at 294°: Cayo Guajiro (island); 9710 m at 80°: Cayo Bamba (island); 9770 m at 35°: Cayo El Barbero (island); 10130 m at 47°: Cayo Ocho Arrobas (island); 12390 m at 54°: Cayo Rancho del Cojo (island); 14780 m at 289°: Cayo Ramajes (island).
Cayo El Chivo: inland
8800 m at 240°: Carahatas (settlement); 8890 m at 153°: San Manuel (locality); 9770 m at 176°: Flor de Cuba (locality); 10460 m at 246°: Arroyo Hondo (stream); 10530 m at 249°: Eugenia (locality); 10880 m at 137°: Durán (locality).
Cayo El Chivo: distances
4240 m at 171°: Playa de Durán; 14250 m at 263°: Salinas del Jatal; 18590 m at 190°: Quemado de Güines; 58870 m at 151°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 92170 m at 194°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 93560 m at 195°: Marina Marlin Cienfuegos (marina).
Protected: 16520 m at 150°: Mogotes de Jumagua.
Cayo El Chivo: close by
2560 m at 355°: Cayo Las Toninas (cay); 2850 m at 245°: Cayo Costa Rasa (cay); 3120 m at 218°: Cayo del Sur (cay); 3280 m at 170°: Cayo Zarapico (cay); 3620 m at 230°: Cayo Corrales (cay); 4280 m at 13°: Cayo La Chiva (cay); 4900 m at 92°: Cayo Pelón (cay); 5830 m at 300°: Cayo Las Picúas (cay); 5950 m at 56°: Cayo Cuadrado (cay); 6100 m at 89°: Cayo Veloz (cay); 7220 m at 78°: Cayo Las Glorias (cay); 7720 m at 89°: Cayo Punta Rosas (cay).
Cayo El Chivo: on and around
Within 15 km: 2 schools, 1 power plants, 1 salt works.
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Cayo El Chivo: marine life records
31 records of 2 species within 10 km, 2005 to 2005: 30 marine mammals, 1 molluscs. That is 9.9 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Tursiops truncatus, 30 (marine mammals); Onustus longleyi, 1 (molluscs).
Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 30.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo El Chivo: 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.