Cayo Mégano Grande

Cayo Mégano Grande: coast and water

1230 m at 343°: Punta del Partido del Mégano (point); 1260 m at 97°: Punta Negro (point); 2110 m at 122°: Ensenada Negro (bay); 6470 m at 127°: Punta Orta (point); 6800 m at 186°: Ensenada del Atravesado (cove); 7880 m at 114°: Punta del Alto del Puerto (point); 16650 m at 286°: Punta Cayo La Aguada (point); 21590 m at 137°: Punta Patabán (point).

Cayo Mégano Grande: islands

5350 m at 135°: Cayo del Ahogado (island); 7340 m at 158°: Cayo El Coco (island); 8490 m at 165°: Cayo Caobal (island); 9240 m at 178°: Cayo Kiko (island); 9420 m at 246°: Archipiélago de Camagüey (island group); 11520 m at 167°: Cayo Punta del Cristo (island); 13060 m at 134°: Playa Cayo Cruz (islet); 13630 m at 274°: Cayo Cobo (island); 14950 m at 157°: Cayo La Garza (island); 17150 m at 171°: Cayo San Esteban (island); 18140 m at 152°: Cayo la Guardia (island); 20990 m at 236°: Cayo Curiana (islet).

Cayo Mégano Grande: inland

14110 m at 137°: Iberostar Selection Esmeralda (hotel); 14340 m at 137°: Iberostar Coral Esmeralda (hotel); 15140 m at 163°: Alto del Ají (hill).

Cayo Mégano Grande: distances

30920 m at 164°: Cayo Romano; 34300 m at 221°: Playa la Mula; 35540 m at 200°: Playa Guaney; 44680 m at 289°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 110350 m at 142°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 81860 m at 290°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Cayo Mégano Grande: close by

2440 m at 191°: Cayo Guanal (cay); 3490 m at 241°: Cayo Norte (cay); 4860 m at 175°: Cayo del Gallego (cay); 4890 m at 163°: Cayo Jaco (cay); 4990 m at 188°: Cayo Boca del Atravesado (cay); 5270 m at 212°: Cayo Corrales (cay); 5350 m at 135°: Cayo del Ahogado (cay); 5650 m at 185°: Cayo La Pasa (cay); 5820 m at 73°: Tributarios de Minerva (reef); 6390 m at 218°: Cayo Montañés (cay); 7270 m at 283°: Cayo Mégano Chico (cay); 7340 m at 158°: Cayo El Coco (cay).

Cayo Mégano Grande: on and around

Within 15 km: 3 coral reefs, 3 stores & supermarkets, 1 fuel stations, 1 historic & heritage, 1 marinas.

14580 m at 138°: Iguana (historic & heritage); 14850 m at 138°: Puerto Deportivo (marinas).

Cayo Mégano Grande: marine life records

76 records of 37 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2026: 62 fish, 10 seabirds and shorebirds, 3 molluscs, 1 seagrass and algae. That is 24.2 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Acanthurus coeruleus, 10 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 6 (fish); Microspathodon chrysurus, 5 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 5 (fish); Scarus vetula, 5 (fish); Lutjanus apodus, 4 (fish); Platalea ajaja, 3 (seabirds and shorebirds); Scarus iseri, 3 (fish); Sparisoma rubripinne, 3 (fish); Cantherhines pullus, 2 (fish); Sterna maxima, 2 (seabirds and shorebirds); Calidris alba, 2 (seabirds and shorebirds).

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

Cayo Mégano Grande: notes

Some cays belong to resorts and are closed to day visitors.