Cays & islands · Ciego de Ávila
Cayo Gordo de Patabán
Cayo Gordo de Patabán is a cay at 22°31′50″N 78°51′55″W in Ciego de Ávila province.
Cayo Gordo de Patabán: coast and water
4880 m at 192°: Canalizo Patabán (channel); 5180 m at 161°: Canalizo Vista Alegre (channel); 14610 m at 198°: Punta Rivero (point); 15390 m at 179°: Ensenada Mamón (cove); 15730 m at 46°: Cabezo de Vaca (reef); 16570 m at 174°: Playa Mamón (beach); 18150 m at 49°: Arrecife de Media Luna (reef); 18220 m at 150°: Punta de San Juan (point).
Cayo Gordo de Patabán: islands
4620 m at 285°: Cayo La Lisa (island); 8080 m at 105°: Cayo Piso (island); 11690 m at 90°: Cayo El Sapo (island); 13030 m at 292°: Cayo Vinagre (island); 13750 m at 85°: Cayos los Derramaderos (islet); 14920 m at 17°: Cayo Caimancito (island); 15470 m at 82°: Cayo Mortero (island); 15640 m at 95°: Cayo Jutía (island); 17040 m at 358°: Cayo Caimán de la Sardina (island); 17070 m at 315°: Cayo Róbalo (island); 17420 m at 353°: Cayo Caimán del Faro (island); 17790 m at 301°: Cayo Mogote (island).
Cayo Gordo de Patabán: inland
15990 m at 194°: Chambas (stream); 16370 m at 180°: Mamón (locality); 16650 m at 202°: Jatibonico del Norte (stream); 17440 m at 164°: Pueblo Punta Alegre (settlement); 17700 m at 16°: Jucarito (locality); 18150 m at 168°: Lomas de Yeso (hills).
Cayo Gordo de Patabán: distances
25450 m at 164°: Kilo 9; 28620 m at 196°: Arroyo de Agua; 28620 m at 196°: Arroyo Prieto Uno; 55700 m at 98°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 167390 m at 256°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 21450 m at 74°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).
Protected: 17330 m at 324°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María; 32650 m at 245°: Parque Nacional Caguanes; 36060 m at 98°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco.
Cayo Gordo de Patabán: close by
110 m at 340°: Cayo Gordo (cay); 2200 m at 119°: Cayo Partido (cay); 4460 m at 67°: Cayo Los Anegadizos (cay); 4550 m at 69°: Cayos Los Anegadizos (island group); 4620 m at 285°: Cayo La Lisa (cay); 4800 m at 114°: Cayo Candela (cay); 5560 m at 113°: Cayo Los Pargos (cay); 6510 m at 139°: Cayería La Baliza (island group); 8080 m at 105°: Cayo Piso (cay); 8230 m at 59°: Cayo Flores (cay); 8910 m at 82°: Cayo La Cáscara (cay); 9340 m at 256°: Cayo Corúas (cay).
Cayo Gordo de Patabán: marine life records
5 records of 5 species within 10 km, 2006 to 2006: 4 fish, 1 seabirds and shorebirds. That is 1.6 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Tringa melanoleuca, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pseudupeneus maculatus, 1 (fish); Diaphus garmani, 1 (fish); Dajaus monticola, 1 (fish); Blennius, 1 (fish).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Gordo de Patabán: 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.