Cays & islands · Isla de la Juventud
Cayo Francesito
Cayo Francesito is a cay at 21°40′55″N 81°52′20″W in Isla de la Juventud province.
Cayo Francesito: coast and water
4820 m at 143°: Punta Mogote (point); 5130 m at 117°: Canalizo Rosario (channel); 9960 m at 237°: Canal del Rosario (channel); 11310 m at 244°: Laguna Ciego (lagoon); 12060 m at 248°: Canalizo del Este (channel); 17270 m at 247°: Punta El Catibo (point); 17480 m at 139°: Cabezo de La Estopa (shoal); 23070 m at 121°: Bajo Los Ballenatos (shoal).
Cayo Francesito: islands
7260 m at 275°: Cayo Pasaje (island); 7900 m at 218°: Cayo La Paloma (island); 9000 m at 117°: Cayo Estopa (island); 16190 m at 251°: Cayo La Luz (island); 16640 m at 259°: Cayo Ciprés (island); 17830 m at 254°: Cayo Ciriales (island); 18050 m at 272°: Cayo Cajones (island); 18930 m at 110°: Cayos Peraza (island group); 22070 m at 13°: Cayo Traviesa (island); 28430 m at 102°: Cayería Los Majáes (island group); 31290 m at 249°: Cayo Ratones (island); 34220 m at 245°: Cayo Ávalos (island).
Cayo Francesito: inland
36530 m at 105°: Villa Iguana (hotel); 36650 m at 104°: Hotel Ole Playa Blanca (hotel); 37190 m at 103°: Cayo Largo del Sur (settlement); 38410 m at 104°: Playa Blanca All Inclusive (hotel); 38740 m at 104°: Cocodrilo (settlement); 39390 m at 100°: Sol Club Cayo Largo (hotel).
Cayo Francesito: distances
34010 m at 107°: Paradise Beach; 37690 m at 103°: Cayo Largo del Sur; 85700 m at 53°: Playa Los Cocos; 34490 m at 102°: Vilo Acuña International Airport ; 155270 m at 11°: Port of Matanzas (port); 31800 m at 103°: Marina Marlin Cayo Largo (marina).
Cayo Francesito: close by
60 m at 15°: Cayo Francesllo (cay); 1800 m at 128°: Cayos Los Ballenatos (island group); 1810 m at 125°: Cayos Los Ballematos (cay); 3080 m at 60°: Cayo Divisa de Piedra (cay); 3530 m at 234°: Cayo Las Gaviotas (cay); 3540 m at 232°: Cayo Mosquito (cay); 5460 m at 192°: Cayo del Rosario (cay); 5540 m at 115°: Cayo Rosarito (cay); 5560 m at 115°: Cayo Rosario (cay); 7260 m at 275°: Cayo Pasaje (cay); 7900 m at 218°: Cayo La Paloma (cay); 7910 m at 276°: Cayo del Pasaje (cay).
Cayo Francesito: on and around
Within 15 km: 1 trails & viewpoints.
11860 m at 235°: Cayo Cantiles (trails & viewpoints).
Cayo Francesito: marine life records
265 records of 97 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2022: 111 fish, 83 molluscs, 64 corals, 3 other, 2 sponges, 1 seabirds and shorebirds, 1 turtles. That is 84.4 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Acropora palmata, 26 (corals); Porites astreoides, 16 (corals); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 10 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 9 (fish); Orbicella annularis, 9 (corals); Scarus iseri, 9 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 8 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 8 (fish); Porites porites, 8 (corals); Haemulon sciurus, 8 (fish); Ocyurus chrysurus, 8 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 6 (fish).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Francesito: notes
Some cays belong to resorts and are closed to day visitors.
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.