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Cayo Espartillo

Satellite view of Cayo Espartillo, Cuba
Cayo Espartillo (Esri, Maxar)

Cayo Espartillo is a cay at 23°04′56″N 80°19′28″W in Villa Clara province.

GPS 23.08209, -80.3243223°04′56″N 80°19′28″W

Cayo Espartillo: coast and water

8110 m at 44°: La Llama (channel); 8640 m at 35°: Punta Sardines (point); 9240 m at 329°: Punta Real (point); 10670 m at 156°: Laguna Las Picúas (lagoon); 10750 m at 102°: Bahía de Filipinas (bay); 12590 m at 164°: Laguna de Santiago (lagoon); 14430 m at 156°: Ensenada Cuberas (cove); 14530 m at 151°: Laguna Punta de Arenas (lagoon).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Espartillo
Cayo Espartillo, wider

Cayo Espartillo: islands

3330 m at 227°: Cayo Picheles (island); 3950 m at 81°: Cayo Esperanza (island); 5770 m at 301°: Cayo Cera (island); 6330 m at 287°: Cayo Barco Perdido (island); 8460 m at 105°: Cayo Mahomito (island); 9740 m at 261°: Cayo Mosquitico (island); 9950 m at 201°: Cayo Ramajes (island); 10050 m at 163°: Cayo Tío Juan (island); 11390 m at 310°: Cayo Blanquizal (island); 12040 m at 115°: Los Conucos (island); 12110 m at 232°: Cayo Triste (island); 12470 m at 155°: Cayo Las Picúas (island).

Cayo Espartillo: inland

16730 m at 184°: Manglar (locality); 17940 m at 178°: Eugenia (locality); 18170 m at 183°: Majá (locality); 18740 m at 172°: Carahatas (settlement); 19390 m at 227°: El Griego (locality); 19470 m at 193°: La Piedra (settlement).

Cayo Espartillo: distances

16450 m at 193°: Salinas del Jatal; 19130 m at 233°: Playa La Fe; 21440 m at 149°: Playa de Durán; 76350 m at 149°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 104320 m at 187°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 83060 m at 276°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).

Protected: 34050 m at 147°: Mogotes de Jumagua.

Cayo Espartillo: close by

3340 m at 227°: Cayo Picheles (cay); 3950 m at 81°: Cayo Esperanza (cay); 4050 m at 107°: Cayo Alto (cay); 4760 m at 173°: Cayo Coco (cay); 5770 m at 301°: Cayo Cera (cay); 5940 m at 131°: Cayo Partido (cay); 6060 m at 228°: Cayo Frío (cay); 6150 m at 47°: Cayo La Yana (cay); 6330 m at 287°: Cayo Barco Perdido (cay); 6490 m at 331°: Cayo Alcatraces (cay); 6540 m at 178°: Cayo Gallina (cay); 6560 m at 197°: Cayo Cayeras (cay).

Cayo Espartillo: on and around

Within 15 km: 3 coral reefs.

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Cayo Espartillo: marine life records

15 records of 4 species within 10 km, 2005 to 2005: 12 marine mammals, 2 corals, 1 molluscs. That is 4.8 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Tursiops truncatus, 12 (marine mammals); Ellisella schmitti, 1 (corals); Plexaura kuna, 1 (corals); Onustus longleyi, 1 (molluscs).

Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 12.

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

Cayo Espartillo: notes

Take your rubbish away and keep off the mangrove.

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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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