Cays & islands · Camagüey

Cayo Juan Yero

Satellite view of Cayo Juan Yero, Cuba
Cayo Juan Yero (Esri, Maxar)

Cayo Juan Yero is a cay at 20°38′21″N 78°27′04″W in Camagüey province.

GPS 20.63929, -78.4512020°38′21″N 78°27′04″W

Cayo Juan Yero: coast and water

3660 m at 156°: Canalizo Mexicana (channel); 5660 m at 175°: Punta Rosales (point); 6500 m at 163°: Punta Caguamas (point); 12960 m at 129°: Punta Puerto Arturo (point); 13590 m at 266°: Boca de Juan Grín (channel); 15320 m at 83°: Canal de la Sepultura (channel); 20310 m at 46°: Canal de Pingüe (channel); 21830 m at 295°: Pasa Felipe (channel); 23760 m at 144°: Canal de Cabeza del Este (channel); 23920 m at 102°: Canal de la Granada (channel); 25090 m at 56°: Pasa la Uva (channel); 26540 m at 272°: Punta de Indios (point); 27020 m at 101°: Canal de Botijuela (channel); 27190 m at 309°: Canal de la Lisa (channel); 27940 m at 300°: Punta Antón (point); 28900 m at 29°: Fondeadero San Francisco (anchorage).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Juan Yero
Cayo Juan Yero, wider

Cayo Juan Yero: islands

6570 m at 43°: Cayo Jocú (island); 8410 m at 148°: Cayo Las Caguamas (island); 8960 m at 116°: Cayo María Velache (island); 9070 m at 127°: Cayo Alto la Jía (island); 10170 m at 16°: Cayo Cotorro (island); 12570 m at 339°: Cayo Punta de Macho (island); 13200 m at 271°: Cayos Peralta (island group); 13260 m at 33°: Cayos Catauro (island group); 13800 m at 275°: Cayos Laberinto de las Doce Leguas (island group); 14730 m at 339°: Cayo Punta Macho (island); 14990 m at 130°: Cayo Cabeza del Este (island); 15640 m at 96°: Cayo Sombrerito (island); 17270 m at 307°: Cayo Rancho Alegre (island); 18990 m at 274°: Cayo Carabinero (island); 19300 m at 292°: Cayo Las Cruces (island); 19480 m at 273°: Cayo Bartolo (island); 19510 m at 66°: Cayo El Infierno (islet); 20700 m at 272°: Laberinto de Las Doce Leguas (island group); 21000 m at 69°: Cayo Pailita (island); 21210 m at 274°: Cayos Los Carabineros (island group); 21620 m at 56°: Cayo las Muñecas (islet); 24200 m at 59°: Cayos Pingües (island group); 26610 m at 305°: Cayo Gordo (island); 27240 m at 275°: Cayo Ballena (islet).

Cayo Juan Yero: inland

27520 m at 49°: Sardiñas (locality).

Cayo Juan Yero: distances

47770 m at 80°: Santa Cruz del Sur; 49960 m at 82°: Playa Bonita; 75500 m at 24°: Vertientes; 107020 m at 36°: Ignacio Agramonte International Airport ; 159770 m at 50°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 202210 m at 308°: Marina Trinidad (Casilda) (marina).

Cayo Juan Yero: close by

1530 m at 7°: Cayo Corúa (cay); 2990 m at 78°: Cayo Los Careyes (cay); 3430 m at 351°: Cayo Cedro (cay); 3680 m at 122°: Cayo la Loma (cay); 4490 m at 192°: Cayos Contra Punteo (island group); 4750 m at 40°: Cayo Atravesado (cay); 5000 m at 104°: Cayo Las Varas (cay); 5030 m at 228°: Cayo Camposanto (cay); 5080 m at 230°: Cayo Boca Rica (cay); 5110 m at 343°: Cayo Los Chinos (cay); 6570 m at 43°: Cayo Jocú (cay); 6660 m at 59°: Cayo Cubera (cay).

Cayo Juan Yero: marine life records

178 records of 40 species within 10 km, 1974 to 2025: 95 fish, 81 corals, 1 sponges, 1 seabirds and shorebirds. That is 56.7 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Porites porites, 17 (corals); Siderastrea siderea, 15 (corals); Agaricia agaricites, 10 (corals); Scarus iseri, 9 (fish); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 9 (fish); Porites astreoides, 9 (corals); Sparisoma viride, 8 (fish); Orbicella faveolata, 7 (corals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 7 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 7 (fish); Haemulon plumierii, 7 (fish); Chaetodon capistratus, 7 (fish).

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

Cayo Juan Yero: notes

Most cays are reached by boat with a guide.

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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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