Cayo Madama

Cayo Madama: coast and water

230 m at 104°: Ensenada Angostura (lagoon); 3240 m at 269°: Ensenada Musupiel (cove); 3520 m at 53°: Punta Lojanes (point); 4840 m at 95°: Bahía de Levisa (bay); 5840 m at 20°: Ensenada Cristo (bay); 6040 m at 71°: Ensenada Rompe Esquina (cove); 6150 m at 354°: Punta Campeador (point); 6540 m at 56°: Punta Arroyón (point).

Cayo Madama: islands

230 m at 104°: Cayo Yarey Chico (island); 230 m at 104°: Cayo Yarey Grande (island); 2330 m at 310°: Cayo Corúa (island); 3700 m at 91°: Cayo Ratón (island); 3720 m at 61°: Cayo Limón (island); 3780 m at 120°: Cayos las Pedronas (island group); 5990 m at 73°: Cayo Pájaros (island); 7170 m at 90°: Cayo Grande (island); 7420 m at 105°: Cayo Lechuza (island); 7520 m at 108°: Cayo Santillana (island); 8100 m at 118°: Cayo Tortuga (island).

Cayo Madama: inland

1400 m at 4°: Palmarito (settlement); 3050 m at 239°: Cuatro Caminos (settlement); 3760 m at 239°: Arroyo Cajimaya (stream); 5200 m at 244°: Cajimaya (settlement); 5330 m at 249°: Crucero de Felton (locality); 5390 m at 160°: Río Grande Uno (settlement).

Cayo Madama: distances

3340 m at 303°: Felton; 5110 m at 146°: Nicaro-Levisa; 9400 m at 295°: Guatemala; 78000 m at 276°: Frank Pais International Airport ; 22420 m at 308°: Port of Antilla (port); 88290 m at 201°: Marina Marlin Santiago de Cuba (marina).

Protected: 24200 m at 140°: Parque Nacional Pico Cristal; 31120 m at 329°: Comité Militar Banes; 35550 m at 222°: Parque Nacional La Mensura Pilotos.

Cayo Madama: close by

240 m at 105°: Cayo Yarey Chico (cay); 240 m at 105°: Cayo Yarey Grande (cay); 1580 m at 55°: Isla Makey (cay); 2330 m at 310°: Cayo Corúa (cay); 3700 m at 91°: Cayo Ratón (cay); 3720 m at 61°: Cayo Limón (cay); 3780 m at 120°: Cayos las Pedronas (island group); 5990 m at 73°: Cayo Pájaros (cay); 6370 m at 44°: Cayo Saetía (cay); 7170 m at 90°: Cayo Grande (cay); 7420 m at 105°: Cayo Lechuza (cay); 7520 m at 108°: Cayo Santillana (cay).

Cayo Madama: on and around

Within 15 km: 13 schools, 12 guest houses & hostels, 8 coral reefs, 7 mines & quarries, 7 places of worship, 7 police & fire, 7 stations & terminals, 6 theatres & arts, 6 garages & car services, 5 banks & exchange.

130 m at 16°: Cayo Madama isla (attractions); 1710 m at 108°: Puerto de Nicaro (mines & quarries); 1930 m at 110°: Establecimientos de bebidas y alojamiento (attractions); 2120 m at 120°: Casa de alquiler (guest houses & hostels); 2140 m at 112°: Casa Videojuegos EHR (guest houses & hostels); 2930 m at 128°: Cine (theatres & arts); 3340 m at 303°: Prque de Felton (urban parks & plazas); 4390 m at 319°: La Guayaba (urban parks & plazas); 5860 m at 165°: Nicaro 110 kV (mines & quarries); 6040 m at 163°: Base de transporte Levisa (stations & terminals); 6140 m at 34°: Cantera (mines & quarries); 6360 m at 11°: Casa de los Pilotos (guest houses & hostels); 6490 m at 154°: Capitán del Ejercicio Rebelde Melquiades González López (historic & heritage).

Cayo Madama: marine life records

48 records of 33 species within 10 km, 1986 to 2026: 21 fish, 11 molluscs, 7 crustaceans, 3 seabirds and shorebirds, 2 other, 1 corals, 1 marine mammals, 1 seagrass and algae, 1 echinoderms. That is 15.3 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Abudefduf saxatilis, 5 (fish); Acanthopleura granulata, 4 (molluscs); Coenobita clypeatus, 4 (crustaceans); Ocypode quadrata, 2 (crustaceans); Halichoeres bivittatus, 2 (fish); Thalassoma bifasciatum, 2 (fish); Ocyurus chrysurus, 2 (fish); Acanthurus chirurgus, 2 (fish); Dallocardia muricata, 1 (molluscs); Plagusia depressa, 1 (crustaceans); Egretta tricolor, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds); Tylosurus crocodilus, 1 (fish).

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

Cayo Madama: notes

Land only where a guide allows it.

Getting to Cayo Madama

• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Punta Mayarí stands about 9.5 km away.