Cays & islands · Matanzas
Cayo Hijo de la Pluma
Cayo Hijo de la Pluma is a cay at 23°13′45″N 80°54′43″W in Matanzas province.
Cayo Hijo de la Pluma: coast and water
3110 m at 55°: Canal Melón (channel); 4760 m at 83°: Boca Rompida (channel); 4830 m at 111°: Canalizo Barbanera (channel); 7000 m at 281°: Boca las Brujas (channel); 7220 m at 299°: Canalizo El Sombrero (channel); 8070 m at 115°: Laguna de Cayo Cedro (lagoon); 8770 m at 156°: Ensenada de Cayo La Muerte (cove); 9540 m at 288°: Punta Cabeza de Cayo Blanco (point).
Cayo Hijo de la Pluma: islands
4090 m at 70°: Cayo Galindo (island); 4640 m at 160°: Cayo Seboruco (island); 5260 m at 54°: Cayo Galindito (island); 7400 m at 280°: Cayos de las Brujas (island group); 7840 m at 128°: Cayo Hornilla (island); 9020 m at 283°: Cayo Blanco (island); 9260 m at 215°: Cayo Hijo de Cayo Machos (island); 9700 m at 120°: Cayo Cedro (island); 12870 m at 254°: Cayos Careneros (island group); 16450 m at 125°: Cayo Portillo (island); 16890 m at 115°: Cayo Largo (island); 18610 m at 283°: Cayo Mono (island).
Cayo Hijo de la Pluma: inland
20720 m at 148°: Playa Menéndez (settlement); 20950 m at 158°: Duquesne (locality); 21190 m at 143°: La Teja (settlement); 21550 m at 256°: Cardenas (airfield); 22110 m at 260°: Barcelo Cayo libertad (hotel); 22640 m at 158°: Casualidad (hamlet).
Cayo Hijo de la Pluma: distances
19250 m at 157°: Playa Musulmanes; 21900 m at 140°: Salinas La Teja; 23490 m at 133°: Salinas Bidos; 57750 m at 248°: Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport ; 70190 m at 254°: Port of Matanzas (port); 23750 m at 251°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).
Protected: 9770 m at 282°: Reserva Ecológica Cayo Mono Galindo; 24960 m at 261°: Reserva Ecológica Varahicacos; 25150 m at 262°: Varahicacos.
Cayo Hijo de la Pluma: close by
2540 m at 271°: Cayo el Sombrero (cay); 3130 m at 179°: Cayo Melón (cay); 3130 m at 183°: Cayo Dama (cay); 3730 m at 210°: Cayo Vara (cay); 4090 m at 70°: Cayo Galindo (cay); 4270 m at 360°: Cayo Cruz del Padre (cay); 4500 m at 159°: Cayo Partido (cay); 4580 m at 185°: Cayo Seboruquito (cay); 4640 m at 160°: Cayo Seboruco (cay); 4770 m at 187°: Cayos Redondos (island group); 4960 m at 317°: Cayo La Pluma (cay); 5240 m at 191°: Cayo Palomo (cay).
Cayo Hijo de la Pluma: on and around
Within 15 km: 5 coral reefs, 1 attractions, 1 parks & reserves.
9700 m at 248°: Delfinario aguas abiertas Rancho Cangrejo (attractions); 9770 m at 282°: Reserva Ecológica Cayo Mono Galindo (parks & reserves).
Cayo Hijo de la Pluma: marine life records
714 records of 152 species within 10 km, 1931 to 2025: 336 fish, 208 corals, 113 sponges, 33 molluscs, 9 other, 7 marine mammals, 4 seabirds and shorebirds, 2 echinoderms, 1 crustaceans, 1 seagrass and algae. That is 227.3 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Millepora complanata, 37 (corals); Demospongiae, 32 (sponges); Acanthurus coeruleus, 27 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 23 (fish); Scarus iseri, 21 (fish); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 21 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 21 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 20 (fish); Haemulon sciurus, 19 (fish); Pseudodiploria strigosa, 16 (corals); Iciligorgia schrammi, 16 (corals); Microspathodon chrysurus, 15 (fish).
Months with records, marine mammals: Mar 3, Aug 2, Dec 2.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Hijo de la Pluma: notes
Some cays belong to resorts and are closed to day visitors.
Getting to Cayo Hijo de la Pluma
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro Cruz del Padre stands about 6.1 km away.
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.