Cayo Felipe

Cayo Felipe: coast and water

11190 m at 224°: Punta de Indios (point); 14230 m at 65°: Punta Macho (point); 16560 m at 275°: Laguna de Boca Piedra (lagoon); 21820 m at 282°: Punta de Pilotos (point); 22340 m at 281°: Pasa Piedra Grande (channel); 30490 m at 286°: Laguna Las Anclitas (lagoon); 31150 m at 318°: Mégano de Bergantines (shoal); 32880 m at 128°: Punta Macao (point).

Cayo Felipe: islands

5230 m at 75°: Cayo Rancho Alegre (island); 7270 m at 291°: Cayo Vivero (island); 8020 m at 197°: Cayos Los Carabineros (island group); 8560 m at 110°: Cayo La Poza (island); 10640 m at 229°: Cayos Los Indios (island group); 10650 m at 231°: Cayo Ballena (islet); 11980 m at 3°: Cayo Chocolate (island); 13610 m at 97°: Cayos Los Chinos (island group); 14200 m at 71°: Cayo Punta Macho (island); 17250 m at 281°: Cayo Piedra Chica (island); 17490 m at 90°: Cayo La Cafetera (island); 18140 m at 330°: Cayo Cucaracha (island).

Cayo Felipe: inland

39690 m at 23°: Las Casimbas (locality); 41980 m at 29°: San Cristóbal de la Garrapata (locality); 42540 m at 39°: Santo Domingo (hamlet); 43490 m at 32°: Garrapata (locality); 43840 m at 48°: La Palmita (locality); 44760 m at 35°: San Ramón (locality).

Cayo Felipe: distances

65870 m at 91°: Santa Cruz del Sur; 68300 m at 92°: Playa Bonita; 76690 m at 5°: Playa Santa María; 112480 m at 46°: Ignacio Agramonte International Airport ; 169520 m at 57°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 181840 m at 309°: Marina Trinidad (Casilda) (marina).

Protected: 34460 m at 310°: Parque Nacional Jardines de la Reina.

Cayo Felipe: close by

1180 m at 309°: Cayo Yuraguama (cay); 1670 m at 345°: Cayo Antoncito (cay); 1970 m at 118°: Cayo Galán (cay); 2140 m at 156°: Cayo Las Cruces (cay); 3930 m at 97°: Cayo Tarantín (cay); 4270 m at 342°: Cayo Antón (cay); 4370 m at 272°: Cayos Las Nueve Cuartas (island group); 5230 m at 75°: Cayo Rancho Alegre (cay); 6000 m at 101°: Cayo Yuraguana (cay); 6490 m at 236°: Cayo Mangle Prieto (cay); 6910 m at 335°: Cayo Gordo (cay); 7270 m at 291°: Cayo Vivero (cay).

Cayo Felipe: on and around

Within 15 km: 1 coral reefs.

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Cayo Felipe: marine life records

383 records of 53 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2001: 194 corals, 189 fish. That is 121.9 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Siderastrea siderea, 40 (corals); Porites astreoides, 37 (corals); Orbicella faveolata, 23 (corals); Acanthurus bahianus, 21 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 20 (fish); Agaricia agaricites, 19 (corals); Scarus iseri, 18 (fish); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 16 (fish); Acropora palmata, 12 (corals); Haemulon flavolineatum, 11 (fish); Lutjanus apodus, 11 (fish); Bodianus rufus, 10 (fish).

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

Cayo Felipe: notes

Many cays have no landing, so ask an operator first.

Getting to Cayo Felipe

• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Cachiboca stands about 13 km away.