Cays & islands · Villa Clara
Cayo Mahomito
Cayo Mahomito is a cay at 23°03′44″N 80°14′40″W in Villa Clara province.
Cayo Mahomito: coast and water
5710 m at 14°: Bahía Obispo (bay); 8440 m at 342°: La Llama (channel); 9240 m at 142°: Laguna de Piedra (lagoon); 10580 m at 186°: Laguna Punta de Arenas (lagoon); 11030 m at 78°: La Canaleja (channel); 11270 m at 192°: Ensenada Cuberas (cove); 11340 m at 225°: Punta de Chicho (point); 11700 m at 83°: Punta de Piedras (point).
Cayo Mahomito: islands
3120 m at 3°: Cayo Cuaba (island); 3980 m at 136°: Los Conucos (island); 4010 m at 246°: Cayo Partido (island); 5260 m at 342°: Pichado Key (historical) (island); 6770 m at 349°: Cayo Quinchos (island); 7530 m at 352°: Cayo Basura (island); 8690 m at 117°: Cayo El Barbero (island); 8700 m at 12°: Cayo Verde (island); 9050 m at 241°: Cayo Gallina (island); 9500 m at 87°: Archipiélago Sabana Camagüey (island group); 9650 m at 168°: Cayo Las Toninas (island); 12200 m at 170°: Cayo El Chivo (island).
Cayo Mahomito: inland
17230 m at 198°: Carahatas (settlement); 17770 m at 209°: Biajaca (stream); 17930 m at 193°: Maja (stream); 18910 m at 212°: María Josefa (locality); 19730 m at 156°: Pozo de Lima (locality); 20460 m at 218°: Ferreiro (hamlet).
Cayo Mahomito: distances
16440 m at 170°: Playa de Durán; 18250 m at 221°: Salinas del Jatal; 25200 m at 217°: Rancho Veloz; 70520 m at 154°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 103410 m at 191°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 91430 m at 277°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).
Protected: 28330 m at 159°: Mogotes de Jumagua.
Cayo Mahomito: close by
3120 m at 3°: Cayo Cuaba (cay); 3990 m at 136°: Los Conucos (cay); 4010 m at 246°: Cayo Partido (cay); 4410 m at 284°: Cayo Alto (cay); 5100 m at 303°: Cayo Esperanza (cay); 5270 m at 342°: Pichado Key (historical) (cay); 6420 m at 40°: Cayo Piedra del Obispo (cay); 6770 m at 349°: Cayo Quinchos (cay); 7360 m at 330°: Cayo La Yana (cay); 7540 m at 352°: Cayo Basura (cay); 8010 m at 252°: Cayo Coco (cay); 8440 m at 158°: Cayo La Chiva (cay).
Cayo Mahomito: on and around
Within 15 km: 2 coral reefs.
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Cayo Mahomito: marine life records
172 records of 34 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2005: 99 fish, 60 corals, 12 marine mammals, 1 molluscs. That is 54.7 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Millepora complanata, 30 (corals); Pseudodiploria strigosa, 17 (corals); Tursiops truncatus, 12 (marine mammals); Haemulon sciurus, 10 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 10 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 9 (fish); Microspathodon chrysurus, 9 (fish); Lutjanus apodus, 8 (fish); Bodianus rufus, 7 (fish); Pseudodiploria clivosa, 7 (corals); Sparisoma viride, 6 (fish); Acanthurus chirurgus, 6 (fish).
Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 12.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Mahomito: 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.