Cays & islands · Matanzas
Cayo Genovés
Cayo Genovés is a cay at 23°07′33″N 80°55′07″W in Matanzas province.
Cayo Genovés: coast and water
2510 m at 242°: Canalizo del Genovés (channel); 6800 m at 237°: Canal de la Manuy (channel); 6830 m at 253°: Punta Aguada (point); 7080 m at 261°: Boca La Manuy (inlet); 8800 m at 50°: Ensenada del Ferrol (cove); 9040 m at 87°: Estero de Huevo Frito (lagoon); 9240 m at 209°: Punta Quemada (point); 11170 m at 64°: Punta La Sevilla (point).
Cayo Genovés: islands
5350 m at 357°: Cayo Factor (island); 6010 m at 310°: Cayo Hijo de Cayo Machos (island); 6770 m at 1°: Cayos Redondos (island group); 7520 m at 18°: Cayo Seboruco (island); 9270 m at 260°: Cayos de la Manuy (island group); 11290 m at 54°: Cayo Cedro (island); 12700 m at 30°: Cayo Boca Rompida (island); 14360 m at 333°: Cayos de las Brujas (island group); 15430 m at 19°: Cayo Galindito (island); 15780 m at 3°: Cayo Cruz del Padre (island); 15790 m at 329°: Cayo Blanco (island); 16520 m at 75°: Cayo Largo (island).
Cayo Genovés: inland
7860 m at 162°: La Palma (stream); 9690 m at 165°: Castillo (locality); 12970 m at 178°: La Vega (locality); 12990 m at 172°: Río la Palma (hamlet); 13120 m at 148°: Guerrero (locality); 15220 m at 128°: Conconí (hamlet).
Cayo Genovés: distances
10370 m at 126°: Playa Musulmanes; 15620 m at 110°: Salinas La Teja; 17750 m at 185°: La Laguna; 53810 m at 259°: Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport ; 67150 m at 263°: Port of Matanzas (port); 22160 m at 280°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).
Protected: 16190 m at 327°: Reserva Ecológica Cayo Mono Galindo; 25130 m at 288°: Reserva Ecológica Varahicacos; 25400 m at 288°: Varahicacos.
Cayo Genovés: close by
2270 m at 45°: Cayos de las Cinco Leguas (island group); 5360 m at 357°: Cayo Factor (cay); 5710 m at 357°: Cayo Perro (cay); 6000 m at 310°: Cayo Machito (cay); 6000 m at 42°: Cayo la Muerte (cay); 6010 m at 310°: Cayo Hijo de Cayo Machos (cay); 6370 m at 357°: Cayo Palomo (cay); 6770 m at 1°: Cayos Redondos (island group); 6940 m at 3°: Cayo Seboruquito (cay); 7520 m at 18°: Cayo Seboruco (cay); 7680 m at 18°: Cayo Partido (cay); 8360 m at 352°: Cayo Vara (cay).
Cayo Genovés: on and around
Within 15 km: 1 attractions.
11380 m at 313°: Delfinario aguas abiertas Rancho Cangrejo (attractions).
Cayo Genovés: marine life records
16 records of 12 species within 10 km, 1931 to 2022: 8 molluscs, 4 marine mammals, 3 seabirds and shorebirds, 1 fish. That is 5.1 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Tursiops truncatus, 4 (marine mammals); Pelecanus occidentalis, 2 (seabirds and shorebirds); Melampus bidentatus, 1 (molluscs); Cerithidea, 1 (molluscs); Littoraria angulifera, 1 (molluscs); Larus smithsonianus, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds); Isognomon alatus, 1 (molluscs); Cerithium lutosum, 1 (molluscs); Fasciolaria tulipa, 1 (molluscs); Physiculus fulvus, 1 (fish); Melampus coffea, 1 (molluscs); Cerithideopsis costata, 1 (molluscs).
Months with records, marine mammals: Mar 1, Aug 1, Dec 2.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Genovés: notes
Many cays have no landing, so ask an operator first.
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.