Cays & islands · Isla de la Juventud
Cayo Grande
Cayo Grande is a cay at 21°58′41″N 82°39′26″W in Isla de la Juventud province.
Cayo Grande: coast and water
12930 m at 228°: Estero Simón (cove); 13010 m at 144°: Punta del Navío (point); 14860 m at 237°: Playa Colombo (beach); 16240 m at 245°: Surgidero de Sierra de Casas (anchorage); 17820 m at 247°: Playa Gerona (beach); 19060 m at 157°: Canal Ancha (channel); 20620 m at 255°: Punta El Lindero (point); 21460 m at 255°: Ensenada El Bobo (cove).
Cayo Grande: islands
7760 m at 167°: Cayo Jaquito (island); 9740 m at 160°: Cayos de los Inglesitos (island group); 12360 m at 146°: Cayo de Navío (island); 14980 m at 307°: Cayo Alacrán Grande (island); 17710 m at 304°: Cayos Alacranes (island group); 17980 m at 301°: Cayo Alacrán Chico (island); 20220 m at 167°: Cayo El Buche (island); 21450 m at 288°: Cayo Redondo (island); 24640 m at 289°: Cayo la Malanga (island); 24640 m at 289°: Cayos Alcatraces (island group); 28440 m at 290°: Cayos de Mangles (island group); 28760 m at 322°: Cayo Hambre (island).
Cayo Grande: inland
12470 m at 220°: Loma Bibijagua (hill); 14680 m at 212°: María Elena (locality); 15170 m at 215°: Cooperativa de Producción Agropecuaria Capitán San Luis (farm); 15170 m at 220°: La Fuente Luminosa (settlement); 15350 m at 236°: Sierra Maestra (hill); 15920 m at 232°: Vaquería Número Uno (ranch).
Cayo Grande: distances
12110 m at 221°: Playa de Flamencos; 13150 m at 217°: Playa Bibijagua; 14220 m at 232°: Playa Colombo; 20620 m at 219°: Rafael Cabrera Airport ; 112910 m at 355°: Port of Mariel (port); 119000 m at 110°: Marina Marlin Cayo Largo (marina).
Protected: 38160 m at 198°: Reserva de Fauna Ciénaga de Lanier.
Cayo Grande: close by
2870 m at 312°: Cayos de la Manteca (island group); 6430 m at 160°: Cayo Quitasol (cay); 7250 m at 167°: Cayo Jaco (cay); 7750 m at 167°: Cayo Jaquito (cay); 9230 m at 164°: Cayo El Inglés (cay); 9740 m at 159°: Cayos de los Inglesitos (island group); 9870 m at 298°: Cayo Las Pasas (cay); 12100 m at 151°: Cayo del Navio (cay); 12370 m at 146°: Cayo de Navío (cay); 14130 m at 238°: Cayo los monos (cay); 14140 m at 238°: Cayuelo Morrillo del Diablo (cay); 14250 m at 232°: Cayuelo Morrillo del Diablo (cay).
Cayo Grande: on and around
Within 15 km: 1 camp sites, 1 peaks & volcanoes.
12360 m at 221°: Campismo Arenas Negras (camp sites); 14720 m at 239°: Punta Colombo (peaks & volcanoes).
Cayo Grande: marine life records
18 records of 11 species within 10 km, 1952 to 2018: 17 fish, 1 echinoderms. That is 5.7 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Harengula, 2 (fish); Canthigaster rostrata, 2 (fish); Harengula clupeola, 2 (fish); Xiphias gladius, 2 (fish); Anchoa lamprotaenia, 2 (fish); Eucinostomus, 2 (fish); Caranx latus, 2 (fish); Atherinomorus stipes, 1 (fish); Acanthuridae, 1 (fish); Oreaster reticulatus, 1 (echinoderms); Megalops atlanticus, 1 (fish).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Grande: notes
Take your rubbish away and keep off the mangrove.
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.