Cays & islands · Pinar del Río
Cayo Escalón
Cayo Escalón is a cay at 22°31′00″N 84°13′59″W in Pinar del Río province.
Cayo Escalón: coast and water
3000 m at 22°: Ensenada Limones (bay); 5430 m at 219°: Punta del Mulato (point); 6050 m at 241°: Ensenada de Santa Rosa (bay); 6530 m at 32°: Estero Jacobo (bay); 9640 m at 47°: Playa Alejo (beach); 10090 m at 43°: Punta Alejo (point); 11680 m at 62°: Bolsón de Baja (bay); 12230 m at 10°: Pasa Roncadora (channel).
Cayo Escalón: islands
1340 m at 119°: Cayo Largo (island); 1880 m at 66°: Cayo Dos Hermanos (island group); 3710 m at 0°: Cayería de Limones (island group); 3780 m at 337°: Cayo Diego (island); 8460 m at 234°: Cayo Murias (island); 9350 m at 247°: Cayo Babún (island); 9460 m at 258°: Cayo Rapado Grande (island); 14000 m at 241°: Cayo Rapado Chico (island group); 17120 m at 30°: Archipiélago de los Colorados (island group); 22240 m at 235°: Cayo de Buenavista (island); 24050 m at 49°: Cayo Pimienta (island); 29620 m at 44°: Cayo Jutías (island).
Cayo Escalón: inland
5810 m at 197°: Pinal Ciego (hamlet); 6340 m at 54°: Fundora (locality); 7590 m at 93°: Macurijes (settlement); 9020 m at 145°: San Bartolo (locality); 9100 m at 172°: Pueblo Largo (settlement); 9330 m at 113°: Caniego (locality).
Cayo Escalón: distances
8980 m at 220°: Playa Las Canas; 10090 m at 43°: Playa Alejo; 25730 m at 193°: Mantua; 167420 m at 117°: Rafael Cabrera Airport ; 160950 m at 71°: Port of Mariel (port); 103180 m at 226°: Marina Gaviota Cabo de San Antonio (marina).
Cayo Escalón: close by
1340 m at 119°: Cayo Largo (cay); 1880 m at 66°: Cayo Dos Hermanos (island group); 3710 m at 0°: Cayería de Limones (island group); 3790 m at 337°: Cayo Diego (cay); 8460 m at 234°: Cayo Murias (cay); 9360 m at 247°: Cayo Babún (cay); 9460 m at 258°: Cayo Rapado Grande (cay); 14000 m at 241°: Cayo Rapado Chico (island group); 17120 m at 30°: Archipiélago de los Colorados (island group); 22240 m at 235°: Cayo de Buenavista (cay); 22500 m at 234°: Cayo de Buenavista (island group); 24050 m at 49°: Cayo Pimienta (cay).
Cayo Escalón: marine life records
12 records of 9 species within 10 km, 1914 to 2012: 5 molluscs, 4 other, 1 corals, 1 echinoderms, 1 seabirds and shorebirds. That is 3.8 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Phascolion (Phascolion) strombus strombus, 3 (other); Littoraria angulifera, 2 (molluscs); Aplysia dactylomela, 1 (molluscs); Cassiopea xamachana, 1 (other); Physalia physalis, 1 (corals); Hyalopecten strigillatus, 1 (molluscs); Elysia crispata, 1 (molluscs); Oreaster reticulatus, 1 (echinoderms); Charadrius vociferus, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Escalón: notes
A cay can lie inside a protected area.
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.