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Cayo Guano del Este

Satellite view of Cayo Guano del Este, Cuba
Cayo Guano del Este (Esri, Maxar)

Cayo Guano del Este is a cay at 21°39′51″N 81°02′23″W in Cienfuegos province.

GPS 21.66421, -81.0396321°39′51″N 81°02′23″W

Cayo Guano del Este: coast and water

32690 m at 309°: Cabecería de Cayo Blanco (reef); 36530 m at 275°: Punta Iguanita (point); 44580 m at 1°: Playa Girón (beach); 44890 m at 22°: Punta Aristazábal (point); 45120 m at 264°: Playa Blanca (beach); 46010 m at 263°: Punta La Primera Curva (point); 46530 m at 337°: Punta Palmillas (point); 47070 m at 267°: Punta Gancho (point).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Guano del Este
Cayo Guano del Este, wider

Cayo Guano del Este: islands

5560 m at 231°: Cayo Trabuco (island); 9670 m at 262°: Cayo La Trinchera (island); 12730 m at 259°: Cayo Oro (island); 14420 m at 256°: Cayo Sal (island); 22410 m at 312°: Cayo Arenoso (island); 34370 m at 346°: Cayo Piedras (island); 35100 m at 307°: Cayo Blanco (island); 46420 m at 303°: Cayo Sigua (island); 47430 m at 331°: Cayo Miguel (island group); 52560 m at 338°: Cayo Alcatraz (island); 54410 m at 267°: Cayo Piedra (island); 55690 m at 337°: Cayo Mogote (island).

Cayo Guano del Este: inland

44750 m at 1°: Villa Playa Giron (hotel); 44760 m at 1°: Playa Girón (locality); 46610 m at 1°: Playa Giron (airfield); 47810 m at 262°: playa blanca (hotel); 49920 m at 262°: Lindamar Hotel (hotel); 50270 m at 262°: Cayo Largo del Sur (resort).

Cayo Guano del Este: distances

44760 m at 1°: Playa Girón; 49730 m at 263°: Cayo Largo del Sur; 54240 m at 261°: Paradise Beach; 52610 m at 264°: Vilo Acuña International Airport ; 82130 m at 49°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 55400 m at 264°: Marina Marlin Cayo Largo (marina).

Cayo Guano del Este: close by

100 m at 176°: Cayo Guano (cay); 760 m at 194°: Cayo Perro (cay); 5570 m at 231°: Cayo Trabuco (cay); 9670 m at 262°: Cayo La Trinchera (cay); 12740 m at 259°: Cayo Oro (cay); 12790 m at 260°: Cayos de Dios (island group); 14420 m at 256°: Cayo Sal (cay); 22410 m at 312°: Cayo Arenoso (cay); 23670 m at 258°: Cayo Inglés (cay).

Cayo Guano del Este: on and around

Within 15 km: 5 coral reefs.

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Cayo Guano del Este: marine life records

183 records of 42 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2001: 97 fish, 85 corals, 1 molluscs. That is 58.3 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Orbicella annularis, 23 (corals); Porites porites, 12 (corals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 11 (fish); Scarus iseri, 10 (fish); Orbicella faveolata, 9 (corals); Sparisoma viride, 9 (fish); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 9 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 8 (fish); Haemulon sciurus, 8 (fish); Porites astreoides, 7 (corals); Agaricia agaricites, 6 (corals); Holacanthus tricolor, 5 (fish).

Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.

Cayo Guano del Este: notes

Many cays have no landing, so ask an operator first.

Getting to Cayo Guano del Este

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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.

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