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Cayo Mal País

Satellite view of Cayo Mal País, Cuba
Cayo Mal País (Esri, Maxar)

Cayo Mal País is a cay at 22°28′51″N 82°22′21″W in Artemisa province.

GPS 22.48083, -82.3725022°28′51″N 82°22′21″W

Cayo Mal País: coast and water

1700 m at 161°: Punta Mal País (point); 9820 m at 279°: Canal del Hacha (channel); 11170 m at 115°: Canal de Monterrey (channel); 12060 m at 289°: Pasa La Joya (channel); 24360 m at 106°: Punta Guisaso (point); 26090 m at 254°: Cabezo de Borbón (shoal); 26790 m at 318°: Canal de Cayamas (channel); 29020 m at 263°: Bajo Petalillos (shoal).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Mal País
Cayo Mal País, wider

Cayo Mal País: islands

6440 m at 256°: Cayo Boquerón del Medio (island); 7840 m at 81°: Cayo Redondo (island); 7970 m at 272°: Cayo Los Tres Boquerones (island); 8180 m at 230°: Cayos Boquerones del Sur (island group); 8650 m at 98°: Cayo Cruz (island); 11580 m at 281°: Cayo Boquerón del Hacha (island); 15430 m at 140°: Cayo Monterrey (island); 18530 m at 289°: Cayo Águila (island); 26570 m at 298°: Cayo Hermano de Afuera (island); 28800 m at 299°: Cayos Los Dos Hermanos (island group); 28800 m at 288°: Cayos Las Leñas (island group); 29990 m at 119°: Cayo Matahambre (island).

Cayo Mal País: inland

22720 m at 355°: Zanja Tomate (stream); 24360 m at 337°: Playa del Cajío (settlement); 24380 m at 1°: Cayo Esquivel (locality); 25350 m at 334°: Zanja de Salas (stream); 25640 m at 342°: Mederos (locality); 26230 m at 1°: Recreo (locality).

Cayo Mal País: distances

22530 m at 357°: Playa de Ariza; 24350 m at 19°: Surgidero de Batabanó; 27780 m at 19°: Batabanó; 56650 m at 356°: José Martí International Airport ; 68590 m at 326°: Port of Mariel (port); 69370 m at 349°: Marina Hemingway (marina).

Cayo Mal País: close by

5830 m at 62°: Cayo Buenavista (cay); 5880 m at 63°: Cayos Buenavista (cay); 6450 m at 256°: Cayo Boquerón del Medio (cay); 6690 m at 249°: Cayos Los Tres Boquerones (island group); 7840 m at 81°: Cayo Redondo (cay); 7970 m at 272°: Cayo Los Tres Boquerones (cay); 8180 m at 230°: Cayos Boquerones del Sur (island group); 8480 m at 100°: Cayo Cruz Sudeste (cay); 8650 m at 98°: Cayo Cruz (cay); 11580 m at 281°: Cayo Boquerón del Hacha (cay); 12060 m at 289°: Cayo Carabela (cay); 14210 m at 234°: Cayo Flamenco (cay).

Cayo Mal País: on and around

Within 15 km: 1 coral reefs.

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Cayo Mal País: marine life records

6 records of 6 species within 10 km, 1937 to 1937: 4 molluscs, 2 fish. That is 1.9 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Opsanus beta, 1 (fish); Argopecten, 1 (molluscs); Diplogrammus pauciradiatus, 1 (fish); Euvola ziczac, 1 (molluscs); Cerithium eburneum, 1 (molluscs); Argopecten nucleus, 1 (molluscs).

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

Cayo Mal País: notes

Many cays have no landing, so ask an operator first.

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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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