Cays & islands · Villa Clara
Cayo Esquivel del Norte
Cayo Esquivel del Norte is a cay at 23°03′56″N 80°04′15″W in Villa Clara province.
Cayo Esquivel del Norte: coast and water
2650 m at 157°: Playa del Esquivel (beach); 3890 m at 258°: Bajos del Esponjal (shoal); 5550 m at 158°: Punta La Gata (point); 5960 m at 109°: Punta Chernas (point); 6270 m at 280°: Punta de Piedras (point); 6600 m at 123°: Ensenada de la Glorieta (inlet); 8180 m at 135°: Canalizo Matahambre (channel); 9000 m at 113°: Cayo del Cristo Lighthouse (lighthouse).
Cayo Esquivel del Norte: islands
710 m at 283°: Cayo Hicacal (island); 5190 m at 203°: Cayos Rabihorcados (island group); 5230 m at 168°: Cayos Redondos (island group); 5440 m at 300°: Cayo Arbolito (island); 5820 m at 298°: Cayuelo de Gandón (island); 7610 m at 115°: Cayo del Cristo (island); 8390 m at 130°: Cayo Bicho (island); 10850 m at 155°: Cayo Levisa (island); 13810 m at 218°: Cayo Las Glorias (island); 13980 m at 230°: Cayo Cuadrado (island); 14890 m at 129°: Cayo Maravillas (island); 15500 m at 218°: Cayo Veloz (island).
Cayo Esquivel del Norte: inland
12800 m at 136°: Las Miravillas (settlement); 15700 m at 157°: Sagua la Grande (stream); 20280 m at 179°: Hacienda Ganadera (hamlet); 20320 m at 184°: San Jorge (locality); 20720 m at 203°: Pancho Pérez (settlement); 20820 m at 193°: Alcover (locality).
Cayo Esquivel del Norte: distances
15210 m at 165°: Playa de Punta Gorda; 15260 m at 157°: Isabela de Sagua; 22310 m at 222°: Playa de Durán; 65090 m at 168°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 108650 m at 200°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 109050 m at 276°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).
Protected: 27760 m at 196°: Mogotes de Jumagua.
Cayo Esquivel del Norte: close by
710 m at 283°: Cayo Hicacal (cay); 1630 m at 193°: Cayo Esquivel del Sur (cay); 2200 m at 167°: Cayo Esquivel (cay); 5110 m at 105°: Cayuelo del Cristo (cay); 5190 m at 203°: Cayos Rabihorcados (island group); 5240 m at 168°: Cayos Redondos (island group); 5440 m at 300°: Cayo Arbolito (cay); 5810 m at 298°: Cayuelo de Gandón (cay); 6620 m at 295°: Cayos Gandón (island group); 7550 m at 228°: Cayo Rancho del Cojo (cay); 7610 m at 137°: Cayo Iguana (cay); 7620 m at 115°: Cayo del Cristo (cay).
Cayo Esquivel del Norte: marine life records
384 records of 112 species within 10 km, 1931 to 2001: 278 fish, 84 corals, 10 crustaceans, 5 other, 4 molluscs, 3 sharks and rays. That is 122.2 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Haemulon sciurus, 19 (fish); Acropora palmata, 18 (corals); Montastraea cavernosa, 16 (corals); Lutjanus apodus, 14 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 14 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 14 (fish); Microspathodon chrysurus, 14 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 13 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 12 (fish); Anisotremus virginicus, 9 (fish); Lophogobius cyprinoides, 8 (fish); Orbicella faveolata, 8 (corals).
Months with records, sharks and rays: Apr 2, Dec 1.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Esquivel del Norte: notes
Land only where a guide allows it.
Getting to Cayo Esquivel del Norte
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro Cayo Cristo stands about 9.0 km away.
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.