Cays & islands · Pinar del Río
Cayo Gallego
Cayo Gallego is a cay at 22°02′59″N 83°58′02″W in Pinar del Río province.
Cayo Gallego: coast and water
70 m at 85°: Punta Gorda (point); 550 m at 330°: Punta La Majagua (point); 1640 m at 2°: Boca del Canal (channel); 1640 m at 270°: Albufera de Cortés (lagoon); 1850 m at 152°: Boca Seca (channel); 3700 m at 179°: Punta Roque (point); 4070 m at 182°: Punta del Coco (point); 8250 m at 358°: Playa Bailén (beach); 11020 m at 70°: Ensenada de Cortés (bay); 11450 m at 347°: Laguna Cheve (lagoon); 11610 m at 197°: Punta de la Yana (point); 13990 m at 22°: Playa Boca de Galafre (beach).
Cayo Gallego: inland
4890 m at 259°: La Conchita (settlement); 5030 m at 301°: La Colonia (settlement); 5410 m at 250°: Laguna Dos Hermanas (pond); 7050 m at 285°: La Zambumbia (locality); 8550 m at 228°: Las Pulgas (settlement); 8960 m at 264°: Laguna Larga (lake); 9290 m at 294°: Las Canas (hamlet); 9290 m at 294°: Charco Azul (locality); 10170 m at 303°: San Juan (hamlet); 10560 m at 209°: Babineyes (hamlet); 11010 m at 196°: La Yana (settlement); 11180 m at 224°: El Rosario (settlement).
Cayo Gallego: distances
3420 m at 264°: Cortés; 8650 m at 358°: Playa Bailén; 13990 m at 22°: Playa Boca de Galafre; 124400 m at 101°: Rafael Cabrera Airport ; 162980 m at 50°: Port of Mariel (port); 103420 m at 259°: Marina Gaviota Cabo de San Antonio (marina).
Protected: 7980 m at 322°: San Ubaldo Sabanalamar.
Cayo Gallego: close by
3120 m at 258°: La Pesca de Cortés (fishing); 15710 m at 26°: Puerto Pesquero Boca de Galafre (fishing); 15710 m at 26°: Puerto Pesquero Boca de Galafre (fishing).
Cayo Gallego: on and around
Within 15 km: 6 schools, 1 marinas, 1 factories & works, 1 urban parks & plazas, 1 stadiums & sport, 1 stores & supermarkets, 1 banks & exchange, 1 pharmacies, 1 parks & reserves, 1 stations & terminals.
2950 m at 272°: Marina de Cortés (marinas); 3170 m at 261°: Parque de Cortés (urban parks & plazas); 3170 m at 262°: La cancha (stadiums & sport); 7980 m at 322°: San Ubaldo Sabanalamar (parks & reserves); 13350 m at 357°: Naranjo (stations & terminals); 13930 m at 21°: Campismo Boca de Galafre (camp sites).
Cayo Gallego: marine life records
12 records of 3 species within 10 km, 1981 to 2017: 10 marine mammals, 1 seagrass and algae, 1 fish. That is 3.8 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Trichechus manatus, 10 (marine mammals); Laguncularia racemosa, 1 (seagrass and algae); Pterois, 1 (fish).
Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 10.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Gallego: 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.