Cays & islands · Sancti Spíritus

Cayo Majá

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

Cayo Majá is a cay at 22°38′43″N 79°04′36″W in Sancti Spíritus province.

GPS 22.64533, -79.0766322°38′43″N 79°04′36″W

Cayo Majá: coast and water

7210 m at 238°: Lagunato Prieto (lagoon); 10260 m at 225°: Lagunato Sur de Las Brujas (lagoon); 10710 m at 97°: Canalizo del Mangle (channel); 13440 m at 207°: Boca de las Manchas (channel); 13940 m at 172°: Punta Providencia (point); 15050 m at 269°: Punta del Norte (point); 18990 m at 141°: Ensenada de Corúa (cove); 19540 m at 236°: Lagunato El Inglés (lagoon).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Majá
Cayo Majá, wider

Cayo Majá: islands

1700 m at 215°: Cayo Chivo (island); 2500 m at 148°: Cayuelo de Piedra (island); 2980 m at 108°: Cayo La Vieja Pepilla (island); 4260 m at 277°: Cayo La Chalupa (island); 5400 m at 268°: Cayo Agustín (island); 7380 m at 120°: Cayo Mogote (island); 9620 m at 111°: Cayo Iguana (island); 9690 m at 94°: Cayo Róbalo (island); 12300 m at 197°: Cayo Boca Ciega (island); 13650 m at 163°: Cayo Pasaje (island); 14310 m at 216°: Cayos Las Loras (island group); 15160 m at 157°: Cayo Gordo de Mariquimbay (island).

Cayo Majá: inland

2190 m at 42°: Sol Cayo Santa María (hotel); 2200 m at 35°: Melia Cayo Santa Maria (hotel); 3120 m at 262°: Iberostar Selection Ensenachos (hotel); 3500 m at 66°: Husa Cayo Santa Maria (hotel); 4920 m at 74°: Memories Paraíso Azul Resorts (hotel); 4940 m at 75°: Royalton Cayo Santa Maria Resort & Spa (hotel).

Cayo Majá: distances

33290 m at 209°: Playa Victoria; 34570 m at 218°: Playa Bofill; 35120 m at 212°: Playa de Carbó; 79520 m at 105°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 150600 m at 249°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 42780 m at 99°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 11630 m at 84°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María; 27670 m at 197°: Parque Nacional Caguanes.

Cayo Majá: close by

1510 m at 261°: Cayos Ensenachos (island group); 1710 m at 215°: Cayo Chivo (cay); 1910 m at 271°: Cayo Ensenachos (cay); 1920 m at 91°: Cayo Santa Maria (cay); 2500 m at 148°: Cayuelo de Piedra (cay); 2810 m at 315°: Cayo Guanal (cay); 2970 m at 108°: Cayo La Vieja Pepilla (cay); 4260 m at 277°: Cayo La Chalupa (cay); 4670 m at 133°: Cayo Largo (cay); 4800 m at 255°: Cayo El Ensenachito (cay); 5400 m at 268°: Cayo Agustín (cay); 5630 m at 261°: Cayuelo de Piedra (cay).

Cayo Majá: on and around

Within 15 km: 6 stadiums & sport, 4 attractions, 3 theatres & arts, 3 markets & malls, 2 cuban cuisine & lechón, 2 banks & exchange, 2 guest houses & hostels, 2 stores & supermarkets, 2 mines & quarries, 1 power plants.

1060 m at 256°: Sport Club (stadiums & sport); 1640 m at 269°: Nautical Sport Center (stadiums & sport); 2050 m at 47°: Cubano (cuban cuisine & lechón); 2060 m at 46°: Bolera (stadiums & sport); 2100 m at 47°: Mirador El Faro (attractions); 2110 m at 42°: Teatro de Animación (theatres & arts); 2140 m at 25°: Anfiteatro (theatres & arts); 2290 m at 67°: Motelera Cayo Santa María (guest houses & hostels); 2540 m at 55°: Teatro (theatres & arts); 2800 m at 70°: cyruce (stations & terminals); 3050 m at 263°: Nautical Center (stadiums & sport); 6900 m at 76°: Casa de Negocios (guest houses & hostels).

Cayo Majá: marine life records

751 records of 177 species within 10 km, 1931 to 2026: 337 fish, 178 seabirds and shorebirds, 111 corals, 59 molluscs, 37 crustaceans, 12 echinoderms, 10 seagrass and algae, 3 marine mammals, 2 other, 1 sharks and rays, 1 turtles. That is 239.1 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Pelecanus occidentalis, 47 (seabirds and shorebirds); Acropora palmata, 26 (corals); Montastraea cavernosa, 18 (corals); Haemulon flavolineatum, 18 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 18 (fish); Haemulon sciurus, 16 (fish); Lutjanus apodus, 16 (fish); Sterna maxima, 15 (seabirds and shorebirds); Acanthurus coeruleus, 15 (fish); Microspathodon chrysurus, 15 (fish); Egretta rufescens, 14 (seabirds and shorebirds); Acanthurus bahianus, 14 (fish).

Months with records, seabirds and shorebirds: Mar 7, Apr 2, Jun 5, Aug 16, Dec 32.

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

Cayo Majá: notes

A cay can lie inside a protected area.

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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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