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Cayo Guillermo

Satellite view of Cayo Guillermo, Cuba
Cayo Guillermo (Esri, Maxar)

Cayo Guillermo is a cay at 22°35′42″N 78°39′59″W in Ciego de Ávila province.

GPS 22.59500, -78.6663922°35′42″N 78°39′59″W

Cayo Guillermo: coast and water

950 m at 64°: Punta Rasa (point); 3530 m at 131°: Punta La Canal (point); 4680 m at 295°: Punta El Morro (point); 4910 m at 166°: Lagunato de la Caridad (lagoon); 8930 m at 211°: Lagunato de Mortero (lagoon); 9260 m at 127°: Punta del Perro (point); 9930 m at 293°: Cabezo de Vaca (reef); 11970 m at 223°: Punta Casola (point).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Guillermo
Cayo Guillermo, wider

Cayo Guillermo: islands

4220 m at 50°: Cayos de San Felipe (island group); 4780 m at 68°: Cayo Felipe de Barlovento (island); 6000 m at 139°: Cayos de Mangle Colorado (island group); 7760 m at 287°: Cayos Hijos de Guillermo (island group); 8840 m at 236°: Cayo Pilón (islet); 9070 m at 228°: Cayos los Derramaderos (islet); 9790 m at 210°: Cayo Jutía (island); 13680 m at 258°: Cayo Flores (island); 15840 m at 100°: Cayo Jaula (island); 16260 m at 169°: Cayo La Manuy (island); 16790 m at 159°: Cayo Salina (islet); 17520 m at 294°: Cayo Caimancito (island).

Cayo Guillermo: inland

2170 m at 127°: Melia Cayo Guillermo (hotel); 2690 m at 131°: NH Krystal Laguna Villas & Resort (hotel); 2820 m at 132°: Iberostar Daiquiri (hotel); 3350 m at 132°: Allegro Club Cayo Guillermo (hotel); 15810 m at 154°: Vieta (locality); 17980 m at 120°: Colonial Cayo Coco (hotel).

Cayo Guillermo: distances

34280 m at 203°: Kilo 9; 44490 m at 210°: El Asiento; 44860 m at 220°: Arroyo de Agua; 37780 m at 113°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 185750 m at 128°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 1120 m at 173°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 19630 m at 129°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco; 31320 m at 283°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María.

Cayo Guillermo: close by

0 m at 0°: Cayo Guillermo (reef); 0 m at 0°: Cayo Guillermo (fishing); 3780 m at 144°: Boat Adventure (fishing); 4140 m at 32°: Cayo Felipe de Sotavento (cay); 4140 m at 195°: Cayo Valle Cobo (cay); 4220 m at 50°: Cayos de San Felipe (island group); 4280 m at 266°: Cayo Negro Maco (cay); 4480 m at 325°: Cayo Media Luna (cay); 4770 m at 68°: Cayo Felipe de Barlovento (cay); 4990 m at 251°: Cayo Las Tres Pozas (cay); 5210 m at 211°: Cayo Güincho (cay); 5990 m at 139°: Cayos de Mangle Colorado (island group).

Cayo Guillermo: on and around

Within 15 km: 2 attractions, 1 surfing & kiteboarding, 1 stadiums & sport, 1 banks & exchange, 1 trails & viewpoints, 1 marinas, 1 coral reefs.

2370 m at 128°: Bowling (stadiums & sport); 3290 m at 143°: flamingo (attractions); 3750 m at 145°: Delfinario (attractions); 3830 m at 141°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marinas).

Cayo Guillermo: marine life records

600 records of 135 species within 10 km, 1928 to 2026: 243 seabirds and shorebirds, 155 fish, 58 corals, 50 molluscs, 45 crustaceans, 16 seagrass and algae, 15 echinoderms, 13 marine mammals, 3 other, 2 sharks and rays. That is 191.0 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Himantopus mexicanus, 38 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pelecanus occidentalis, 23 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta tricolor, 21 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta rufescens, 19 (seabirds and shorebirds); Fregata magnificens, 17 (seabirds and shorebirds); Platalea ajaja, 16 (seabirds and shorebirds); Cardisoma guanhumi, 15 (crustaceans); Acropora palmata, 15 (corals); Arenaria interpres, 14 (seabirds and shorebirds); Millepora complanata, 14 (corals); Acanthopleura granulata, 14 (molluscs); Sterna maxima, 14 (seabirds and shorebirds).

Months with records, marine mammals: Feb 6, Sep 7; seabirds and shorebirds: Jan 2, Feb 13, Mar 20, Apr 2, May 5, Jul 2, Sep 4, Nov 1, Dec 1.

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

Cayo Guillermo: notes

Take your rubbish away and keep off the mangrove.

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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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