Cays & islands · Ciego de Ávila
Cayo La Cana
Cayo La Cana is a cay at 21°23′33″N 78°47′12″W in Ciego de Ávila province.
Cayo La Cana: coast and water
550 m at 175°: Punta La Cana (point); 4410 m at 328°: Bajo Balandros (shoal); 9580 m at 136°: Arrecife La Piedra de Punta Arena (reef); 10720 m at 281°: Cabezo Seco de Flamenco (shoal); 14810 m at 3°: Pasa de Tierra (channel); 16570 m at 6°: Pasa Campito (channel); 18560 m at 18°: Estero Isabelita (estuary); 18900 m at 22°: Ensenada Boca Chica (cove).
Cayo La Cana: islands
5130 m at 30°: Cayo Tío Joaquín (island); 6740 m at 1°: Cayo Balandras (island); 9890 m at 335°: Cayo Guásimas (island); 12360 m at 327°: Cayo Flamenco (island); 13040 m at 337°: Cayo Cayuelo (island); 13520 m at 327°: Cayo Flamenquito (island); 14130 m at 4°: Cayo Pilón (island); 14470 m at 9°: Cayo Campito (island); 16770 m at 346°: Cayo Laguna (island); 17090 m at 359°: Cayo Joroba (island); 18870 m at 327°: Cayo Obispito (island); 19010 m at 340°: Cayo Encantado (island).
Cayo La Cana: inland
18180 m at 75°: Río Guasimal (stream); 24500 m at 83°: Mala Fama (stream); 24840 m at 45°: Pastel (locality); 24840 m at 94°: Mosquito (stream); 24930 m at 79°: San Felipe (locality); 26430 m at 345°: Júcaro (settlement).
Cayo La Cana: distances
22660 m at 85°: Playa Santa María; 36310 m at 28°: Baraguá; 36590 m at 9°: Jagüeyal; 97230 m at 88°: Ignacio Agramonte International Airport ; 158960 m at 83°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 131080 m at 288°: Marina Trinidad (Casilda) (marina).
Cayo La Cana: close by
1820 m at 273°: Cayo la Loma (cay); 2830 m at 239°: Cayo Arenas (cay); 2930 m at 270°: Cayo Pájaro (cay); 3610 m at 43°: Cayo Punta de los Machos (cay); 5140 m at 30°: Cayo Tío Joaquín (cay); 6740 m at 1°: Cayo Balandras (cay); 7290 m at 12°: Cayo Lastre (cay); 7660 m at 29°: Cayo Caoba (cay); 8370 m at 12°: Cayo Ripiado (cay); 9570 m at 136°: Arrecife La Piedra de Punta Arena (reef); 9760 m at 14°: Cayo Providencia (cay); 9890 m at 335°: Cayo Guásimas (cay).
Cayo La Cana: on and around
Within 15 km: 2 coral reefs.
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Cayo La Cana: marine life records
5 records of 5 species within 10 km, 1914 to 2008: 2 molluscs, 1 sponges, 1 fish, 1 marine mammals. That is 1.6 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Argopecten, 1 (molluscs); Echinoclathria arcifera, 1 (sponges); Argopecten nucleus, 1 (molluscs); Hippocampus reidi, 1 (fish); Megaptera novaeangliae, 1 (marine mammals).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo La Cana: notes
Land only where a guide allows it.
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.