Cays & islands · Ciego de Ávila
Cayo Gordo de Mariquimbay
Cayo Gordo de Mariquimbay is a cay at 22°31′11″N 79°01′08″W in Ciego de Ávila province.
Cayo Gordo de Mariquimbay: coast and water
12700 m at 4°: Lagunato de Santa María (lagoon); 13480 m at 20°: Canalizo del Mangle (channel); 14320 m at 191°: Punta de Guayarúes (point); 14780 m at 297°: Lagunato Sur de Las Brujas (lagoon); 15150 m at 104°: Canalizo Patabán (channel); 15720 m at 310°: Lagunato Prieto (lagoon); 16320 m at 199°: Estero Real (inlet); 16790 m at 276°: Boca de las Manchitas (channel).
Cayo Gordo de Mariquimbay: islands
2940 m at 139°: Archipiélago de Sabana-Camagüey (island group); 7090 m at 31°: Cayo Vinagre (island); 11080 m at 347°: Cayo Largo (island); 11560 m at 78°: Cayo La Lisa (island); 14500 m at 344°: Cayo Santa Maria (island); 14640 m at 280°: Cayos Las Loras (island group); 15590 m at 332°: Cayos Ensenachos (island group); 16900 m at 211°: Cayo Palma (island); 17700 m at 325°: Cayo La Chalupa (island); 19040 m at 322°: Cayo Español de Afuera (island); 19380 m at 232°: Cayo Almita (island); 19830 m at 303°: Cayo Tío Pepe (island).
Cayo Gordo de Mariquimbay: inland
14970 m at 157°: Ensenada Las Coloradas (settlement); 15320 m at 356°: Royalton Cayo Santa Maria Resort & Spa (hotel); 15420 m at 353°: Royalton Cayo Sta Maria (hotel); 15460 m at 357°: Memories Azul Beach Resorts (hotel); 15520 m at 360°: Eurostars Cayo Santa Maria (hotel); 15890 m at 169°: Loma de Judas (hills).
Cayo Gordo de Mariquimbay: distances
26750 m at 235°: Playa Victoria; 27370 m at 164°: Arroyo de Agua; 27370 m at 164°: Arroyo Prieto Uno; 71240 m at 95°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 151840 m at 255°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 37060 m at 79°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).
Protected: 16260 m at 20°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María; 18690 m at 228°: Parque Nacional Caguanes; 32660 m at 215°: Jobo Rosado.
Cayo Gordo de Mariquimbay: close by
2210 m at 294°: Cayo Pasaje (cay); 2940 m at 139°: Archipiélago de Sabana-Camagüey (island group); 2990 m at 275°: Cayuelo del Concha (cay); 6800 m at 51°: Cayo Cureña (cay); 6810 m at 99°: Cayo Corúas (cay); 7090 m at 31°: Cayo Vinagre (cay); 9770 m at 283°: Cayo Boca Ciega (cay); 9780 m at 31°: Cayo Punta de Piedra (cay); 10260 m at 3°: Cayo Mogote (cay); 10980 m at 16°: Cayo Iguana (cay); 11080 m at 347°: Cayo Largo (cay); 11330 m at 25°: Cayo Guanal (cay).
Cayo Gordo de Mariquimbay: marine life records
2 records of 2 species within 10 km, 2022 to 2022: 2 fish. That is 0.6 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Megalops atlanticus, 1 (fish); Albula vulpes, 1 (fish).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Gordo de Mariquimbay: 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.