Cays & islands · Guantánamo

Cayo Largo

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

Cayo Largo is a cay at 20°40′00″N 75°19′00″W in Guantánamo province.

GPS 20.66667, -75.3166720°40′00″N 75°19′00″W

Cayo Largo: coast and water

0 m at 317°: Bahía Río Grande (bay); 520 m at 200°: Ensenada de Riito (cove); 920 m at 289°: Punta Cayo Largo (point); 920 m at 289°: Punta Cagabonés (point); 1090 m at 328°: Punta Manatí (point); 1960 m at 298°: Punta Larga (point); 2320 m at 27°: Punta Ramallo (point); 2470 m at 299°: Bahia De Sagua De Tanamo (harbour).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Largo
Cayo Largo, wider

Cayo Largo: islands

300 m at 359°: Cayo Rosario (island); 920 m at 71°: Cayo Arena (island); 1790 m at 75°: Cayo Ratones (island); 1850 m at 360°: Cayo Medio (island); 2440 m at 72°: Cayo Quemado (island); 2530 m at 317°: Cayo Turrones (island); 3710 m at 360°: Cayo Bruja (island); 3930 m at 298°: Cayo Limón (island); 4090 m at 335°: Cayo Juanito (island); 4740 m at 318°: Cayo Alto (island); 6560 m at 328°: Cayo Pájaros (island); 14360 m at 285°: Cayo Ratón (island).

Cayo Largo: inland

2210 m at 159°: Cascarera (settlement); 2320 m at 245°: Collazo Cuatro (settlement); 2530 m at 317°: Río Tánamo (stream); 3640 m at 137°: Vidalina (settlement); 3930 m at 298°: Río Limones (stream); 5010 m at 94°: Cayo Mambí (town).

Cayo Largo: distances

3470 m at 270°: Playa Tánamo; 3680 m at 93°: Frank País; 5310 m at 92°: Cayo Mambí; 90810 m at 112°: Gustavo Rizo Airport ; 39200 m at 91°: Port of Moa (port); 96380 m at 217°: Marina Marlin Santiago de Cuba (marina).

Protected: 16960 m at 220°: Parque Nacional Pico Cristal.

Cayo Largo: close by

310 m at 0°: Cayo Rosario (cay); 920 m at 70°: Cayo Arena (cay); 1790 m at 75°: Cayo Ratones (cay); 1850 m at 0°: Cayo Medio (cay); 2440 m at 72°: Cayo Quemado (cay); 2540 m at 317°: Cayo Turrones (cay); 3710 m at 0°: Cayo Bruja (cay); 3930 m at 298°: Cayo Limón (cay); 4090 m at 335°: Cayo Juanito (cay); 4740 m at 318°: Cayo Alto (cay); 6550 m at 328°: Cayo Pájaros (cay); 10110 m at 63°: Camaronera (fishing).

Cayo Largo: on and around

Within 15 km: 7 schools, 5 guest houses & hostels, 4 government & embassies, 3 places of worship, 3 stores & supermarkets, 3 banks & exchange, 2 urban parks & plazas, 2 stations & terminals, 2 theatres & arts, 2 post offices.

3710 m at 175°: Casa de la mama de betty (guest houses & hostels); 4600 m at 93°: Parque Eliseo Matos (urban parks & plazas); 5020 m at 95°: Terminal Ómnibus (stations & terminals); 5110 m at 94°: Casa de Papito (guest houses & hostels); 5300 m at 92°: Wapen (theatres & arts); 5580 m at 92°: Casa de Héctor y Magaly (guest houses & hostels); 5960 m at 90°: Museo Municipal Frank País (museums); 11110 m at 142°: Monumento (historic & heritage); 11930 m at 141°: Sagua de Tánamo (stations & terminals); 12160 m at 139°: Cine (theatres & arts); 12180 m at 139°: Parque José Martí (urban parks & plazas); 12890 m at 135°: Sabala (camp sites).

Cayo Largo: marine life records

21 records of 14 species within 10 km, 1930 to 2012: 13 echinoderms, 5 molluscs, 2 corals, 1 seagrass and algae. That is 6.7 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); Crassinella, 1 (molluscs).

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

Cayo Largo: 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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