Cays & islands · Matanzas
Cayo Largo
Cayo Largo is a cay at 23°09′50″N 80°45′45″W in Matanzas province.
Cayo Largo: coast and water
5930 m at 276°: Punta La Sevilla (point); 7680 m at 171°: Punta Lavín (point); 8280 m at 21°: Las Coloradas (reef); 8860 m at 64°: Canal del Pargo (channel); 9410 m at 264°: Laguna del Ferrol (lagoon); 10970 m at 202°: Playa Menéndez (beach); 11820 m at 209°: Estero de Musulmanes (lagoon); 11990 m at 264°: Punta El Factor (point).
Cayo Largo: islands
6200 m at 56°: Cayos Arenas (island group); 7570 m at 126°: Cayo Rioja (island); 7850 m at 78°: Cayo Matancero (island); 10980 m at 89°: Cayos Jutías (island group); 11950 m at 271°: Cayo la Muerte (island); 13580 m at 65°: Cayos Juan Clarito (island group); 16430 m at 277°: Cayo Palomo (island); 16890 m at 295°: Cayo Hijo de la Pluma (island); 19120 m at 307°: Cayo Cruz del Padre (island); 19230 m at 292°: Cayo el Sombrero (island); 21580 m at 300°: Cayo La Pluma (island); 23900 m at 123°: Cayo Negrito (island).
Cayo Largo: inland
10010 m at 195°: La Teja (settlement); 11040 m at 202°: Playa Menéndez (settlement); 12740 m at 181°: Las Marías (hamlet); 14140 m at 211°: Duquesne (locality); 14230 m at 196°: Balnearios Menéndez (settlement); 14280 m at 199°: Menéndez (locality).
Cayo Largo: distances
8880 m at 167°: Salinas Bidos; 9690 m at 188°: Salinas La Teja; 12900 m at 216°: Playa Musulmanes; 70290 m at 258°: Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport ; 83540 m at 261°: Port of Matanzas (port); 37770 m at 270°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).
Protected: 26500 m at 291°: Reserva Ecológica Cayo Mono Galindo.
Cayo Largo: close by
1850 m at 223°: Cayos Hijos de las Cinco Leguas (island group); 2780 m at 219°: Cayo Portillo (cay); 5110 m at 35°: Cayo Ranas (cay); 5580 m at 47°: Cayo Punta Arenas (cay); 6200 m at 56°: Cayos Arenas (island group); 7260 m at 290°: Cayo Cedro (cay); 7310 m at 141°: Cayos Inglés (island group); 7570 m at 126°: Cayo Rioja (cay); 7850 m at 78°: Cayo Matancero (cay); 8280 m at 21°: Las Coloradas (reef); 8780 m at 34°: Arrecife Las Lavanderas de Punta Arenas (reef); 9370 m at 285°: Cayo Hornilla (cay).
Cayo Largo: on and around
Within 15 km: 3 salt works, 1 coral reefs.
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Cayo Largo: marine life records
3 records of 3 species within 10 km, 1931 to 1931: 2 molluscs, 1 fish. That is 1.0 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Cerithideopsis, 1 (molluscs); Physiculus fulvus, 1 (fish); Cerithideopsis costata, 1 (molluscs).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Largo: notes
Many cays have no landing, so ask an operator first.
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.