Cays & islands · Ciego de Ávila

Cayo Jutía

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

Cayo Jutía is a cay at 22°31′07″N 78°42′49″W in Ciego de Ávila province.

GPS 22.51848, -78.7136422°31′07″N 78°42′49″W

Cayo Jutía: coast and water

3290 m at 265°: Punta Casola (point); 5810 m at 22°: Punta Culebra (point); 7070 m at 58°: Lagunato de la Caridad (lagoon); 9730 m at 51°: Punta La Canal (point); 10590 m at 33°: Punta Rasa (point); 10630 m at 26°: Punta Playuelas (point); 11630 m at 297°: Canalizo El Meganito (channel); 13070 m at 341°: Cabezo de Vaca (reef).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Jutía
Cayo Jutía, wider

Cayo Jutía: islands

3070 m at 322°: Cayos los Derramaderos (islet); 4190 m at 327°: Cayo de Piedra (island); 4590 m at 28°: Cayo Güincho (island); 7220 m at 291°: Cayo La Cáscara (island); 7860 m at 337°: Hijo de Guillermito (island); 8260 m at 4°: Cayo Negro Maco (island); 9790 m at 30°: Cayo Guillermo (island); 10170 m at 303°: Cayo Flores (island); 10480 m at 266°: Cayo Los Pargos (island); 11130 m at 347°: Cayos Hijos de Guillermo (island group); 11210 m at 267°: Cayo Candela (island); 13660 m at 271°: Cayo Partido (island).

Cayo Jutía: inland

9680 m at 45°: Iberostar Daiquiri All Inclusive (hotel); 9870 m at 28°: Cayo Guillermo (settlement); 16160 m at 206°: Máximo Gómez (sugar mill); 16810 m at 200°: El Pino (locality); 18570 m at 214°: Punta Alegre (settlement); 19510 m at 196°: Melilla (locality).

Cayo Jutía: distances

24580 m at 200°: Kilo 9; 34700 m at 210°: El Asiento; 35250 m at 222°: Arroyo de Agua; 40090 m at 99°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 182230 m at 257°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 8930 m at 34°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 20460 m at 101°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco; 29970 m at 301°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María.

Cayo Jutía: close by

2860 m at 240°: Cayo Cubera (cay); 3070 m at 322°: Cayos los Derramaderos (cay); 3430 m at 356°: Cayo Mortero (cay); 4110 m at 75°: Cayo Botella (cay); 4130 m at 290°: Cayo El Sapo (cay); 4190 m at 327°: Cayo de Piedra (cay); 4310 m at 325°: Cayo Pilón (cay); 4590 m at 28°: Cayo Güincho (cay); 4830 m at 339°: Cayos Los Secos de Mariquita (cay); 5900 m at 40°: Cayo Valle Cobo (cay); 6770 m at 324°: Cayo Langosta (cay); 6800 m at 71°: Cayos Piedra de la Caridad (island group).

Cayo Jutía: on and around

Within 15 km: 2 attractions, 1 trails & viewpoints, 1 marinas, 1 banks & exchange, 1 stadiums & sport, 1 surfing & kiteboarding, 1 coral reefs.

8900 m at 52°: Delfinario (attractions); 9010 m at 49°: flamingo (attractions); 9100 m at 53°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marinas); 9730 m at 44°: Bowling (stadiums & sport).

Cayo Jutía: marine life records

363 records of 104 species within 10 km, 1928 to 2026: 210 seabirds and shorebirds, 63 fish, 32 crustaceans, 31 molluscs, 8 seagrass and algae, 7 echinoderms, 6 sharks and rays, 4 marine mammals, 2 other. That is 115.5 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Himantopus mexicanus, 37 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta tricolor, 20 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta rufescens, 17 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pelecanus occidentalis, 15 (seabirds and shorebirds); Platalea ajaja, 15 (seabirds and shorebirds); Dendrocygna arborea, 15 (seabirds and shorebirds); Fregata magnificens, 13 (seabirds and shorebirds); Cardisoma guanhumi, 12 (crustaceans); Acanthopleura granulata, 11 (molluscs); Arenaria interpres, 8 (seabirds and shorebirds); Sterna maxima, 8 (seabirds and shorebirds); Tringa semipalmata, 8 (seabirds and shorebirds).

Months with records, marine mammals: Feb 2, Sep 2; seabirds and shorebirds: Jan 2, Feb 13, Mar 20, May 5, Jul 2, Sep 4, Nov 1, Dec 1.

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

Cayo Jutía: 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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