Cays & islands · Isla de la Juventud
Cayo Estopita
Cayo Estopita is a cay at 21°38′07″N 81°46′56″W in Isla de la Juventud province.
Cayo Estopita: coast and water
12430 m at 123°: Bajo Los Ballenatos (shoal); 17680 m at 269°: Canal del Rosario (channel); 19520 m at 271°: Laguna Ciego (lagoon); 20090 m at 106°: Arrecifes Los Ballenatos (reef); 23280 m at 338°: Bajo Mégano (shoal); 27320 m at 265°: Ensenada de los Muertos (bay); 29710 m at 262°: Laguna Vicente Justo (lagoon); 29730 m at 88°: Punta Gancho (point).
Cayo Estopita: islands
1720 m at 318°: Cayo Campo (island); 5140 m at 303°: Cayo Rosarito (island); 8880 m at 297°: Cayos Los Ballenatos (island group); 12740 m at 92°: Cayo Rico (island); 14220 m at 266°: Cayo La Paloma (island); 15350 m at 270°: Cayo La Sigua (island); 23060 m at 269°: Cayo Convento (island); 24600 m at 270°: Cayo La Luz (island); 26360 m at 285°: Cayo Tabloncito (island); 32780 m at 279°: Cayo Gaviota (island); 34310 m at 88°: Cayos Los Pájaros (island group); 38960 m at 261°: Cayo Ratones (island).
Cayo Estopita: inland
21510 m at 92°: Marina Cayo Largo (settlement); 26350 m at 99°: Villa Iguana (hotel); 27070 m at 98°: Sol Pelicano (hotel); 28250 m at 99°: Playa Blanca All Inclusive (hotel); 28610 m at 98°: Cocodrilo (settlement); 29540 m at 93°: Sol Club Cayo Largo (hotel).
Cayo Estopita: distances
23670 m at 102°: Paradise Beach; 27620 m at 97°: Cayo Largo del Sur; 81980 m at 46°: Playa Los Cocos; 24490 m at 95°: Vilo Acuña International Airport ; 149830 m at 67°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 21730 m at 96°: Marina Marlin Cayo Largo (marina).
Cayo Estopita: close by
1690 m at 309°: Cayo Estopa (cay); 1720 m at 318°: Cayo Campo (cay); 5130 m at 304°: Cayo Rosario (cay); 5140 m at 303°: Cayo Rosarito (cay); 8590 m at 98°: Cayos Peraza (island group); 8850 m at 298°: Cayos Los Ballematos (cay); 8880 m at 297°: Cayos Los Ballenatos (island group); 9430 m at 315°: Cayo Divisa de Piedra (cay); 10470 m at 269°: Cayo del Rosario (cay); 10660 m at 299°: Cayo Francesito (cay); 10670 m at 299°: Cayo Francesllo (cay); 12460 m at 284°: Cayo Mosquito (cay).
Cayo Estopita: marine life records
126 records of 44 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2022: 108 sponges, 12 corals, 2 other, 1 seabirds and shorebirds, 1 turtles, 1 fish, 1 sharks and rays. That is 40.1 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Demospongiae, 26 (sponges); Agelas sceptrum, 23 (sponges); Plexauridae, 6 (corals); Xestospongia, 5 (sponges); Stichopathes, 4 (corals); Spirastrella, 4 (sponges); Svenzea zeai, 4 (sponges); Agelas citrina, 3 (sponges); Placospherastra, 3 (sponges); Dictyoceratida, 3 (sponges); Coelocarteria bartschi, 2 (sponges); Verongula rigida, 2 (sponges).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Estopita: 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.