Cays & islands · Camagüey

Cayo Médano

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

Cayo Médano is a cay at 20°33′22″N 78°00′14″W in Camagüey province.

GPS 20.55615, -78.0038420°33′22″N 78°00′14″W

Cayo Médano: coast and water

7220 m at 344°: Punta Infierno (point); 10130 m at 346°: Canal Cayo Largo (channel); 12840 m at 44°: Pasa de Los Vapores (channel); 13470 m at 195°: Canal de Cuatro Reales (channel); 13840 m at 315°: Canal Pasa Honda (channel); 14240 m at 232°: Bajo Ancón del Uvero (shoal); 16320 m at 10°: Playa Metilla (beach); 16620 m at 290°: Banco Botijuela (shoal).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Médano
Cayo Médano, wider

Cayo Médano: islands

7860 m at 196°: Cayo Paiva (island); 7880 m at 236°: Cayo Pájaro Chico (island); 8550 m at 192°: Cayo Playas Grandes (island); 9920 m at 149°: Cayo La Vela (island); 10160 m at 245°: Cayo Muchacho (island); 11340 m at 49°: Cayo Punta Afuera (island); 11750 m at 355°: Cayo Largo de Mordazo (island); 11820 m at 309°: Cayo Güincho (island); 11880 m at 286°: Cayos Ronquitos (island group); 12570 m at 197°: Cayo Carapacho (island); 12840 m at 49°: Cayo la Playa (island); 14300 m at 248°: Cayo Pescador (island).

Cayo Médano: inland

16060 m at 3°: La Calzada (hamlet); 17080 m at 17°: Najasa (stream); 17860 m at 1°: La Gloria (hamlet); 19700 m at 1°: Las Minas (locality); 20480 m at 16°: Veloso (locality); 21900 m at 10°: La Esperanza (locality).

Cayo Médano: distances

16420 m at 10°: Playa Bonita; 17320 m at 2°: Santa Cruz del Sur; 44460 m at 70°: Guayabal; 97400 m at 10°: Ignacio Agramonte International Airport ; 134800 m at 35°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 230880 m at 106°: Marina Marlin Santiago de Cuba (marina).

Cayo Médano: close by

2470 m at 346°: Cayo Yana (cay); 2650 m at 248°: Cayo Juan Suárez (cay); 5440 m at 350°: Cayos de Mordazo (island group); 5990 m at 336°: Cayos de Mordazos (cay); 7060 m at 231°: Cayos Pájaros (island group); 7120 m at 209°: Cayo Cupey (cay); 7690 m at 173°: Cayo Mosquito Grande (cay); 7870 m at 196°: Cayo Paiva (cay); 7880 m at 236°: Cayo Pájaro Chico (cay); 8550 m at 192°: Cayo Playas Grandes (cay); 8820 m at 180°: Cayo Playa Blanca (cay); 8840 m at 228°: Cayo Uvero (cay).

Cayo Médano: notes

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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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