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Cayo Huevo

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

Cayo Huevo is a cay at 20°05′53″N 77°37′07″W in Granma province.

GPS 20.09814, -77.6187020°05′53″N 77°37′07″W

Cayo Huevo: coast and water

3700 m at 87°: Canal de Balandras (channel); 5560 m at 161°: Punta de Niquero (point); 6060 m at 277°: Banco Orejón Grande (reef); 6440 m at 212°: Pasa Azuaga (channel); 6830 m at 113°: Ciénaga Manáguano (marsh); 7210 m at 245°: Banco Orejoncito (shoal); 10140 m at 188°: Bahía Guanito (cove); 10380 m at 188°: Punta Cachón (point).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Huevo
Cayo Huevo, wider

Cayo Huevo: islands

610 m at 119°: Cayos Balandias (island group); 1230 m at 279°: Cuatro Canalizos (island group); 1770 m at 87°: Cayo Antonia (island); 1960 m at 84°: Cayo Cocos (island); 2520 m at 114°: Cayos Piraguas (island group); 3440 m at 106°: Cayo Piragua (island); 4800 m at 160°: Cayo Niquero (island); 5090 m at 133°: Cayos Uvas (island group); 6180 m at 324°: Cayo Pajáros (island); 6670 m at 193°: Cayos Azuagas (island group); 6710 m at 325°: Cayo Palomino (island); 13110 m at 199°: Cayo Los Limones (island group).

Cayo Huevo: inland

7260 m at 131°: Palizón (settlement); 8390 m at 134°: Guaimaral (settlement); 8550 m at 114°: Manáguano (hamlet); 9350 m at 128°: Jagua Uno (settlement); 9740 m at 184°: Cañada Jondón (stream); 9750 m at 146°: Los Trozos (settlement).

Cayo Huevo: distances

7080 m at 143°: Niquero; 16070 m at 195°: Belic; 19530 m at 200°: Playa las Coloradas; 59340 m at 69°: Sierra Maestra International Airport ; 165690 m at 13°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 182330 m at 94°: Marina Marlin Santiago de Cuba (marina).

Protected: 26210 m at 157°: Parque Nacional Desembarco del Granma.

Cayo Huevo: close by

600 m at 119°: Cayos Balandias (island group); 1230 m at 279°: Cuatro Canalizos (island group); 1770 m at 87°: Cayo Antonia (cay); 1960 m at 84°: Cayo Cocos (cay); 2520 m at 114°: Cayos Piraguas (island group); 3440 m at 106°: Cayo Piragua (cay); 3860 m at 302°: Bancos de Cayo Huevo (reef); 4040 m at 141°: Bajo Damián (reef); 4800 m at 160°: Cayo Niquero (cay); 5090 m at 133°: Cayos Uvas (island group); 5550 m at 204°: Cabeza de Azuaga (reef); 6060 m at 277°: Banco Orejón Grande (reef).

Cayo Huevo: on and around

Within 15 km: 9 guest houses & hostels, 5 schools, 4 factories & works, 3 banks & exchange, 2 fuel stations, 2 farms & plantations, 1 places of worship, 1 theatres & arts, 1 urban parks & plazas, 1 sugar mills & refineries.

6540 m at 147°: Casa Danelis Garcia (guest houses & hostels); 6560 m at 147°: Casa Dareli (guest houses & hostels); 6620 m at 148°: Cine Sierra Maestra (theatres & arts); 6660 m at 147°: Parque Céspedes (urban parks & plazas); 6750 m at 148°: Casa Paraíso Azul (guest houses & hostels); 6960 m at 150°: Train (historic & heritage); 7180 m at 146°: Estadio Tirso Hidalgo (stadiums & sport); 7190 m at 142°: Terminal Ómnibus (stations & terminals); 13580 m at 109°: Quarry (mines & quarries).

Cayo Huevo: marine life records

3 records of 2 species within 10 km, 2007 to 2024: 2 fish, 1 seabirds and shorebirds. That is 1.0 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Pterois, 2 (fish); Sula sula, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds).

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

Cayo Huevo: notes

A cay can lie inside a protected area.

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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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