Cays & islands · Cienfuegos

Cayo Inglés

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

Cayo Inglés is a cay at 21°37′15″N 81°15′50″W in Cienfuegos province.

GPS 21.62088, -81.2638321°37′15″N 81°15′50″W

Cayo Inglés: coast and water

15560 m at 302°: Punta Iguanita (point); 16890 m at 283°: Playa Los Palos (beach); 22520 m at 268°: Punta La Primera Curva (point); 23700 m at 266°: Punta La Segunda Curva (point); 25750 m at 352°: Médano Vizcaíno (reef); 35380 m at 332°: Herradura de la Sagua (shoal); 46030 m at 307°: Banco de Los Jardines (shoal); 47240 m at 351°: Ensenada Palmillas (cove).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Inglés
Cayo Inglés, wider

Cayo Inglés: islands

10930 m at 78°: Cayo Oro (island); 20980 m at 18°: Cayo Arenoso (island); 23670 m at 78°: Cayo Guano del Este (island); 26500 m at 350°: Cayo Blanco (island); 33940 m at 332°: Cayo Sigua (island); 39000 m at 263°: Cayos Los Ballenatos (island group); 46480 m at 1°: Cayo Miguel (island group); 47370 m at 4°: Cayo Rancho de Cándido (island); 47960 m at 343°: Cayo Ernest Thaelmann (island); 54990 m at 346°: Cayo Cayuelo (island); 56000 m at 325°: Cayo Flamenco (island); 58030 m at 274°: Cayo Rosarito (island).

Cayo Inglés: inland

24250 m at 266°: playa blanca (hotel); 24300 m at 266°: Ole Playa Blanca (hotel); 25800 m at 264°: Playa Blanca All Inclusive (hotel); 26850 m at 265°: Sol Pelicano (hotel); 31100 m at 271°: Combinado (hamlet); 54510 m at 358°: La Salina (locality).

Cayo Inglés: distances

26190 m at 266°: Cayo Largo del Sur; 30630 m at 264°: Paradise Beach; 54990 m at 26°: Playa Girón; 29170 m at 269°: Vilo Acuña International Airport ; 103380 m at 55°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 31970 m at 269°: Marina Marlin Cayo Largo (marina).

Cayo Inglés: close by

9270 m at 81°: Cayo Sal (cay); 10890 m at 77°: Cayos de Dios (island group); 10930 m at 78°: Cayo Oro (cay); 14030 m at 76°: Cayo La Trinchera (cay); 18890 m at 86°: Cayo Trabuco (cay); 19500 m at 279°: Cayos Los Pájaros (island group); 20980 m at 18°: Cayo Arenoso (cay); 22790 m at 271°: Cayo Largo (cay); 22790 m at 271°: Cayo Largo (reef); 22790 m at 271°: Cayo Largo (fishing); 23360 m at 80°: Cayo Perro (cay); 23660 m at 78°: Cayo Guano (cay).

Cayo Inglés: marine life records

884 records of 556 species within 10 km, 1960 to 2010: 784 seagrass and algae, 51 fish, 34 other, 15 corals. That is 281.4 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Acanthurus bahianus, 9 (fish); Galaxaura rugosa, 8 (seagrass and algae); Haemulon plumierii, 8 (fish); Balistes vetula, 5 (fish); Xanthichthys ringens, 5 (fish); Canistrocarpus cervicornis, 4 (seagrass and algae); Chondriopsis dasyphylla f. pyrifera, 4 (seagrass and algae); Chaetodon striatus, 4 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 4 (fish); Gracilaria blodgettii, 4 (seagrass and algae); Padina gymnospora, 4 (seagrass and algae); Catenella caespitosa, 4 (seagrass and algae).

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

Cayo Inglés: notes

Land only where a guide allows it.

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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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