Cays & islands · Ciego de Ávila
Cayo Guásimas
Cayo Guásimas is a cay at 21°28′23″N 78°49′37″W in Ciego de Ávila province.
Cayo Guásimas: coast and water
6120 m at 156°: Bajo Mégano Blanco (shoal); 8110 m at 193°: Cabezo Gruñidor (shoal); 8580 m at 40°: Pasa Piragua (channel); 10400 m at 156°: Punta La Cana (point); 10640 m at 165°: Canal La Cana (channel); 11020 m at 254°: Bajo Hondo (shoal); 11500 m at 171°: Punta Arenas (point); 14160 m at 53°: Ensenada Boca Chica (cove).
Cayo Guásimas: islands
2230 m at 339°: Cayo Atravesado (island); 2900 m at 299°: Cayo Flamenco (island); 4020 m at 305°: Cayo Flamenquito (island); 4820 m at 118°: Cayo Balandras (island); 5920 m at 108°: Cayo Lastre (island); 5960 m at 98°: Cayo Ripiado (island); 6150 m at 14°: Cayo La Tea (island); 6470 m at 71°: Cayo La Gloria (island); 9040 m at 26°: Cayo Joroba (island); 9070 m at 172°: Cayo Pájaro (island); 9130 m at 134°: Cayo Punta de los Machos (island); 10250 m at 325°: Cayo Obispo (island).
Cayo Guásimas: inland
17360 m at 350°: Matadero (settlement); 18110 m at 350°: Río Ceiba (stream); 20670 m at 39°: Piedras (locality); 21340 m at 315°: Palo Alto (settlement); 21560 m at 337°: Vaqueria Francisquito (ranch); 22020 m at 351°: Tres Marías (locality).
Cayo Guásimas: distances
27690 m at 105°: Playa Santa María; 28850 m at 19°: Jagüeyal; 29610 m at 7°: Venezuela; 101480 m at 93°: Ignacio Agramonte International Airport ; 162320 m at 87°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 124570 m at 285°: Marina Trinidad (Casilda) (marina).
Cayo Guásimas: close by
2230 m at 339°: Cayo Atravesado (cay); 2890 m at 299°: Cayo Flamenco (cay); 3070 m at 21°: Cayo Los Dos Hermanos (island group); 3190 m at 345°: Cayo Cayuelo (cay); 4020 m at 305°: Cayo Flamenquito (cay); 4470 m at 9°: Cayos Ana María (cay); 4830 m at 118°: Cayo Balandras (cay); 5920 m at 108°: Cayo Lastre (cay); 5970 m at 98°: Cayo Ripiado (cay); 6150 m at 14°: Cayo La Tea (cay); 6480 m at 71°: Cayo La Gloria (cay); 6540 m at 86°: Cayo Providencia (cay).
Cayo Guásimas: marine life records
6 records of 6 species within 10 km, 1914 to 2008: 2 molluscs, 2 marine mammals, 1 sponges, 1 fish. That is 1.9 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Argopecten, 1 (molluscs); Echinoclathria arcifera, 1 (sponges); Argopecten nucleus, 1 (molluscs); Hippocampus reidi, 1 (fish); Physeter macrocephalus, 1 (marine mammals); Megaptera novaeangliae, 1 (marine mammals).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Guásimas: 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.