Cays & islands · Villa Clara
Cayo Frío
Cayo Frío is a cay at 23°02′45″N 80°22′07″W in Villa Clara province.
Cayo Frío: coast and water
9420 m at 177°: Ensenada de Millones (cove); 9790 m at 153°: Laguna Caravera (lagoon); 10220 m at 163°: Pasa de Guillermo (channel); 10310 m at 28°: Canalizo El Hacha (channel); 10320 m at 157°: Punta de Jesús (point); 10770 m at 209°: Ensenada de Sierra Morena (bay); 11610 m at 181°: Ensenada La Salina (cove); 13080 m at 234°: Playa Sierra Morena (beach).
Cayo Frío: islands
4060 m at 204°: Cayo Levisa (island); 6020 m at 345°: Cayo Barco Perdido (island); 6060 m at 48°: Cayo Espartillo (island); 6130 m at 198°: Cayo Chino (island); 7490 m at 174°: Cayo Atravesado (island); 8890 m at 71°: Cayo Alto (island); 9050 m at 89°: Cayo Partido (island); 9620 m at 61°: Cayo Esperanza (island); 12080 m at 340°: Cayo Blanquizal (island); 12100 m at 319°: Cayo Negro Maco (island); 12250 m at 126°: Cayo Las Picúas (island); 12830 m at 82°: Cayo Mahomito (island).
Cayo Frío: inland
13340 m at 234°: Playa Sierra Morena (settlement); 13550 m at 217°: Santa Rita (locality); 14110 m at 204°: Islote La Panchita (settlement); 14200 m at 184°: Mercedita (locality); 14450 m at 186°: Villa Verde (hamlet); 14510 m at 169°: María Josefa (locality).
Cayo Frío: distances
12020 m at 176°: Salinas del Jatal; 13100 m at 235°: Playa La Fe; 18530 m at 235°: Sierra Morena; 75470 m at 145°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 99900 m at 184°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 79110 m at 279°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).
Protected: 33690 m at 137°: Mogotes de Jumagua.
Cayo Frío: close by
2730 m at 50°: Cayo Picheles (cay); 2870 m at 289°: Cayo Redondo (cay); 3500 m at 130°: Cayo Cayeras (cay); 4060 m at 204°: Cayo Levisa (cay); 4510 m at 142°: Cayo Negro (cay); 5160 m at 98°: Cayo Coco (cay); 5360 m at 170°: Cayo Ramajes (cay); 5380 m at 118°: Cayo Gallina (cay); 5400 m at 317°: Cayo Mosquito (cay); 5710 m at 297°: Cayo Mosquitico (cay); 6020 m at 345°: Cayo Barco Perdido (cay); 6060 m at 48°: Cayo Espartillo (cay).
Cayo Frío: on and around
Within 15 km: 1 salt works, 1 cuban cuisine & lechón, 1 schools, 1 camp sites, 1 farms & plantations.
12420 m at 203°: El Círculo (cuban cuisine & lechón); 13330 m at 233°: Campismo Sierra Morena (camp sites).
Cayo Frío: marine life records
14 records of 5 species within 10 km, 1970 to 2005: 11 marine mammals, 2 corals, 1 molluscs. That is 4.5 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Tursiops truncatus, 10 (marine mammals); Ellisella schmitti, 1 (corals); Plexaura kuna, 1 (corals); Balaenoptera, 1 (marine mammals); Onustus longleyi, 1 (molluscs).
Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 10, Dec 1.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Frío: notes
A cay can lie inside a protected area.
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.