Cayo Empalizada de Sotavento

Cayo Empalizada de Sotavento: coast and water

1710 m at 95°: Punta de Chibolo (point); 3060 m at 311°: Canalizo Bachicha (channel); 5690 m at 110°: Punta Playa de Muertos (point); 7310 m at 86°: Punta Puerto Escondido (point); 7610 m at 121°: Punta de Pargo (point); 8190 m at 95°: Playa El Roteño (beach); 9330 m at 100°: Punta La Aguada (point); 11330 m at 120°: Punta La Gata (point).

Cayo Empalizada de Sotavento: islands

2980 m at 37°: Cayos Gandón (island group); 5270 m at 205°: Cayo El Barbero (island); 7090 m at 305°: Cayo Piedra del Obispo (island); 7790 m at 132°: Cayos Rabihorcados (island group); 7820 m at 93°: Cayo Esquivel del Norte (island); 10010 m at 265°: Cayo Mahomito (island); 12370 m at 290°: Pichado Key (historical) (island); 12870 m at 98°: Cayuelo del Cristo (island); 13030 m at 218°: Cayo Las Toninas (island); 13290 m at 193°: Cayo Pelón (island); 14260 m at 271°: Cayo Alto (island); 14330 m at 115°: Cayo Iguana (island).

Cayo Empalizada de Sotavento: inland

15120 m at 84°: Guaicanamar (locality); 19310 m at 120°: Las Miravillas (settlement); 19460 m at 166°: Roldán (locality); 20600 m at 146°: Fortuna (hamlet); 20950 m at 171°: Alcover (locality); 21610 m at 182°: La Ofelia (hamlet).

Cayo Empalizada de Sotavento: distances

18440 m at 203°: Playa de Durán; 19110 m at 142°: Playa de Punta Gorda; 19980 m at 136°: Isabela de Sagua; 67520 m at 162°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 106580 m at 196°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 101240 m at 276°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).

Protected: 27180 m at 179°: Mogotes de Jumagua.

Cayo Empalizada de Sotavento: close by

580 m at 237°: Archipiélago Sabana Camagüey (island group); 2980 m at 37°: Cayos Gandón (island group); 3560 m at 49°: Cayuelo de Gandón (cay); 3860 m at 53°: Cayo Arbolito (cay); 5270 m at 205°: Cayo El Barbero (cay); 5870 m at 184°: Cayo Ocho Arrobas (cay); 5960 m at 158°: Cayo Rancho del Cojo (cay); 7090 m at 305°: Cayo Piedra del Obispo (cay); 7120 m at 92°: Cayo Hicacal (cay); 7190 m at 207°: Las Picuas (cay); 7720 m at 105°: Cayo Esquivel del Sur (cay); 7800 m at 132°: Cayos Rabihorcados (island group).

Cayo Empalizada de Sotavento: on and around

Within 15 km: 1 coral reefs.

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Cayo Empalizada de Sotavento: marine life records

676 records of 113 species within 10 km, 1969 to 2005: 457 fish, 202 corals, 10 crustaceans, 3 sharks and rays, 2 molluscs, 2 marine mammals. That is 215.2 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Haemulon sciurus, 36 (fish); Millepora complanata, 36 (corals); Acanthurus bahianus, 32 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 30 (fish); Orbicella faveolata, 29 (corals); Lutjanus apodus, 26 (fish); Montastraea cavernosa, 25 (corals); Sparisoma viride, 24 (fish); Pseudodiploria strigosa, 24 (corals); Microspathodon chrysurus, 23 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 22 (fish); Acropora palmata, 21 (corals).

Months with records, sharks and rays: Apr 2, Dec 1.

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

Cayo Empalizada de Sotavento: notes

Some cays belong to resorts and are closed to day visitors.