Cays & islands · Guantánamo

Cayo Juanito

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

Cayo Juanito is a cay at 20°41′59″N 75°19′59″W in Guantánamo province.

GPS 20.70000, -75.3333320°42′00″N 75°20′00″W

Cayo Juanito: coast and water

1730 m at 270°: Punta Guayo (point); 1860 m at 0°: Punta Sotavento (point); 1980 m at 108°: Ensenada Juana Consuegra (cove); 2220 m at 115°: Ensenada Ramona (bay); 2780 m at 180°: Punta Larga (point); 3510 m at 166°: Punta Cagabonés (point); 3510 m at 166°: Punta Cayo Largo (point); 4090 m at 155°: Bahía Río Grande (bay).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Juanito
Cayo Juanito, wider

Cayo Juanito: islands

1460 m at 263°: Cayo Alto (island); 1730 m at 90°: Cayo Bruja (island); 1860 m at 180°: Cayo Turrones (island); 2540 m at 137°: Cayo Medio (island); 2540 m at 317°: Cayo Pájaros (island); 2540 m at 223°: Cayo Limón (island); 3820 m at 153°: Cayo Rosario (island); 4090 m at 155°: Cayo Largo (island); 4280 m at 143°: Cayo Arena (island); 4750 m at 133°: Cayo Ratones (island); 5000 m at 126°: Cayo Quemado (island); 12140 m at 270°: Cayo Ratón (island).

Cayo Juanito: inland

3470 m at 90°: El Canal (locality); 3700 m at 180°: Molasses (settlement); 4710 m at 185°: Collazo Cuatro (settlement); 5110 m at 156°: Río Grande (stream); 5520 m at 250°: Gamboa (locality); 5860 m at 94°: Canal Tres (settlement).

Cayo Juanito: distances

4090 m at 205°: Playa Tánamo; 4410 m at 274°: Barrederas; 6680 m at 126°: Frank País; 93830 m at 113°: Gustavo Rizo Airport ; 41160 m at 96°: Port of Moa (port); 98340 m at 215°: Marina Marlin Santiago de Cuba (marina).

Protected: 19060 m at 209°: Parque Nacional Pico Cristal.

Cayo Juanito: close by

1460 m at 263°: Cayo Alto (cay); 1730 m at 90°: Cayo Bruja (cay); 1850 m at 180°: Cayo Turrones (cay); 2540 m at 137°: Cayo Medio (cay); 2540 m at 317°: Cayo Pájaros (cay); 2540 m at 223°: Cayo Limón (cay); 3810 m at 153°: Cayo Rosario (cay); 4090 m at 155°: Cayo Largo (cay); 4280 m at 143°: Cayo Arena (cay); 4750 m at 133°: Cayo Ratones (cay); 5000 m at 126°: Cayo Quemado (cay); 10750 m at 85°: Camaronera (fishing).

Cayo Juanito: on and around

Within 15 km: 3 coral reefs, 3 guest houses & hostels, 3 schools, 2 stores & supermarkets, 2 government & embassies, 2 camp sites, 1 sugar mills & refineries, 1 urban parks & plazas, 1 places of worship, 1 garages & car services.

7460 m at 122°: Parque Eliseo Matos (urban parks & plazas); 7680 m at 165°: Casa de la mama de betty (guest houses & hostels); 7880 m at 121°: Terminal Ómnibus (stations & terminals); 7960 m at 121°: Casa de Papito (guest houses & hostels); 8050 m at 119°: Wapen (theatres & arts); 8280 m at 118°: Casa de Héctor y Magaly (guest houses & hostels); 8530 m at 116°: Museo Municipal Frank País (museums); 14120 m at 288°: Campismo Popular Carenerito (camp sites); 14540 m at 251°: Campismo Cabonico (camp sites).

Cayo Juanito: marine life records

24 records of 17 species within 10 km, 1930 to 2012: 13 echinoderms, 5 molluscs, 2 corals, 2 fish, 1 seagrass and algae, 1 sharks and rays. That is 7.6 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Ophiomyxa tumida, 3 (echinoderms); Ophiomusa valida, 2 (echinoderms); Amphiophiura oedignatha, 2 (echinoderms); Littoraria angulifera, 2 (molluscs); Ophiacantha scutata, 2 (echinoderms); Ophiozonella nivea, 2 (echinoderms); Deltocyathus eccentricus, 1 (corals); Puperita pupa, 1 (molluscs); Ophioplax spinulifera, 1 (echinoderms); Rhabdadenia biflora, 1 (seagrass and algae); Vitta meleagris, 1 (molluscs); Neobythites elongatus, 1 (fish).

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

Cayo Juanito: 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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