Cays & islands · Villa Clara
Cayo La Chiva
Cayo La Chiva is a cay at 22°59′31″N 80°12′49″W in Villa Clara province.
Cayo La Chiva: coast and water
790 m at 170°: Punta La Chiva (point); 2750 m at 247°: Laguna Joaquín Pérez (lagoon); 5070 m at 238°: Laguna Punta de Arenas (lagoon); 7330 m at 82°: Punta del Infierno (point); 7690 m at 111°: Canal de Bamba (channel); 7760 m at 147°: Ensenada de Cuadrado (cove); 8360 m at 182°: Ensenada de Horqueta (cove); 8360 m at 182°: Playa de Durán (beach).
Cayo La Chiva: islands
4060 m at 102°: Cayo Cuadrado (island); 4210 m at 58°: Las Picuas (island); 5860 m at 138°: Cayo Pelón (island); 6120 m at 258°: Cayo Las Picúas (island); 6650 m at 114°: Cayo Las Glorias (island); 8440 m at 338°: Cayo Mahomito (island); 9190 m at 312°: Cayo Partido (island); 9580 m at 71°: Cayo Rancho del Cojo (island); 9640 m at 268°: Cayo Guajiro (island); 11640 m at 287°: Cayo Gallina (island); 12000 m at 296°: Cayo Coco (island); 12970 m at 325°: Cayo Esperanza (island).
Cayo La Chiva: inland
11170 m at 137°: Laguna el Limpio (pond); 12470 m at 166°: San Manuel (locality); 13240 m at 204°: Esperanza (locality); 13720 m at 152°: Durán (locality); 13900 m at 168°: Macum (hamlet); 14040 m at 237°: Biajaca (stream).
Cayo La Chiva: distances
8360 m at 182°: Playa de Durán; 16230 m at 248°: Salinas del Jatal; 19580 m at 109°: Playa de Punta Gorda; 62100 m at 153°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 96450 m at 194°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 95800 m at 282°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).
Protected: 19890 m at 159°: Mogotes de Jumagua.
Cayo La Chiva: close by
2020 m at 217°: Cayo Las Toninas (cay); 4060 m at 102°: Cayo Cuadrado (cay); 4210 m at 58°: Las Picuas (cay); 4280 m at 193°: Cayo El Chivo (cay); 4960 m at 355°: Los Conucos (cay); 5860 m at 138°: Cayo Pelón (cay); 6000 m at 50°: Cayo El Barbero (cay); 6120 m at 258°: Cayo Las Picúas (cay); 6440 m at 213°: Cayo Costa Rasa (cay); 6540 m at 128°: Cayo Veloz (cay); 6650 m at 113°: Cayo Las Glorias (cay); 6990 m at 66°: Cayo Ocho Arrobas (cay).
Cayo La Chiva: marine life records
33 records of 1 species within 10 km, 2005 to 2005: 33 marine mammals. That is 10.5 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Tursiops truncatus, 33 (marine mammals).
Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 33.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo La Chiva: notes
Take your rubbish away and keep off the mangrove.
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.