Cays & islands · Isla de la Juventud
Cayo Las Gaviotas
Cayo Las Gaviotas is a cay at 21°39′47″N 81°53′59″W in Isla de la Juventud province.
Cayo Las Gaviotas: coast and water
3860 m at 211°: Ensenada Media Luna (cove); 6020 m at 107°: Punta Mogote (point); 10230 m at 241°: Posa La Chalana (lagoon); 11650 m at 220°: Quebrada Rosario (channel); 16920 m at 248°: Laguna Muerta (lagoon); 18120 m at 128°: Cabezo de La Estopa (shoal); 18720 m at 247°: Laguna Vicente Justo (lagoon); 23180 m at 248°: Laguna Inglés (lagoon).
Cayo Las Gaviotas: islands
3530 m at 54°: Cayo Francesito (island); 4610 m at 206°: Cayo La Paloma (island); 6600 m at 57°: Cayo Divisa de Piedra (island); 7880 m at 92°: Cayo Rosarito (island); 11040 m at 101°: Cayo Estopa (island); 13520 m at 265°: Cayo Ciprés (island); 13800 m at 286°: Cayo Tabloncito (island); 25140 m at 98°: Cayo Rico (island); 26310 m at 248°: Cayo Langosta (island); 27880 m at 251°: Cayo Ratones (island); 29110 m at 248°: Cayo Avalito (island); 31650 m at 253°: Cayos Catuches (island group).
Cayo Las Gaviotas: inland
33890 m at 97°: Marina Cayo Largo (settlement); 34890 m at 97°: Combinado (hamlet); 37480 m at 98°: Barcelo cayo largo (hotel); 40760 m at 100°: Playa Blanca All Inclusive (hotel); 41110 m at 100°: Cocodrilo (settlement); 41930 m at 96°: Sol Club Cayo Largo (hotel).
Cayo Las Gaviotas: distances
36220 m at 103°: Paradise Beach; 40100 m at 99°: Cayo Largo del Sur; 86800 m at 281°: Júcaro; 36940 m at 98°: Vilo Acuña International Airport ; 157890 m at 12°: Port of Matanzas (port); 34200 m at 99°: Marina Marlin Cayo Largo (marina).
Cayo Las Gaviotas: close by
130 m at 147°: Cayo Mosquito (cay); 3530 m at 54°: Cayo Francesito (cay); 3580 m at 53°: Cayo Francesllo (cay); 3680 m at 152°: Cayo del Rosario (cay); 4390 m at 77°: Cayos Los Ballenatos (island group); 4440 m at 226°: Cayo La Sigua (cay); 4460 m at 77°: Cayos Los Ballematos (cay); 4610 m at 206°: Cayo La Paloma (cay); 5150 m at 302°: Cayo Pasaje (cay); 5780 m at 300°: Cayo del Pasaje (cay); 6600 m at 57°: Cayo Divisa de Piedra (cay); 7880 m at 92°: Cayo Rosarito (cay).
Cayo Las Gaviotas: on and around
Within 15 km: 1 trails & viewpoints, 1 attractions.
8320 m at 235°: Cayo Cantiles (trails & viewpoints).
Cayo Las Gaviotas: marine life records
732 records of 243 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2022: 367 molluscs, 217 fish, 141 corals, 3 other, 2 sponges, 1 seabirds and shorebirds, 1 turtles. That is 233.0 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Acropora palmata, 68 (corals); Porites astreoides, 20 (corals); Porites porites, 20 (corals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 19 (fish); Scarus iseri, 19 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 18 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 16 (fish); Microspathodon chrysurus, 14 (fish); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 14 (fish); Haemulon sciurus, 13 (fish); Haemulon plumierii, 12 (fish); Lutjanus apodus, 12 (fish).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Las Gaviotas: notes
Most cays are reached by boat with a guide.
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.